The outcome
A short reflection and one specific question to discuss with your coach. This is a downloadable learning guide, not a live journal or automated performance-scoring feature. It does not prescribe extra training or replace your coach’s feedback.
What you need
- The learning objective your coach gave for a completed practice.
- One or two observations you remember, described without teammates’ names.
- A few minutes and a private place to keep your notes.
- Your coach’s feedback when available; an approved AI assistant is optional for organizing words.
1. Start with the actual objective
Write the coach’s stated focus in your own words. If you did not understand it, write that question instead of inventing a goal. This is reflection on completed practice, not a new weekly training plan.
2. Describe one observable moment
Record what you did and what happened. “I looked over my shoulder before receiving in the last activity” is more useful than “I was amazing.” If you did not count attempts, do not invent percentages or exact totals. Label uncertain memories as uncertain.
3. Separate observation from interpretation
Keep “what I noticed” and “what I think it might mean” in different boxes. A misplaced pass is an observation; its cause may still be unknown. Avoid ranking yourself against teammates or treating a single activity as a definitive grade.
4. Ask one useful question
Connect your question to the practice objective: “When should I check over my shoulder before the pass reaches me?” An optional assistant can help shorten your question, but it should not claim to have watched you or diagnose the cause of an error.
5. Agree the next focus with your coach
Use the reflection at an appropriate coach check-in. Record the coach’s response separately from your original thoughts. Only mark a next focus as agreed after the coach confirms it; until then it is a proposal. Do not add sessions or training load based on an AI response.
Fictional example
The stated focus was checking space before receiving. A player writes: “I remember checking behind me in the last activity, but I do not know how often. I still felt rushed on some passes.” Their question is: “What cue should tell me when to look?” The coach’s response is left blank until the conversation happens.
Privacy checkpoint
Reusable resource
Download the player reflection sheet and optional wording prompt. It includes a fictional entry and separate spaces for observations, questions and the coach’s confirmed response.