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We must ask, however, whether such standards can
indeed be performed by people, as it seems as if there
will inevitably be some variance from administrator to
administrator. The point is to strive for consistency.
Whether objective assessments are better performed
by people or by machines is a valid question.
Evaluations need to be objective, and they also need to
be meaningful. After all, athletes need to know what
to do with the information–how to use it in order to
improve their performance.
here are some tips
to make evaluations more meaningful:
1.
Determine whether evaluations should be made
public or remain private. Some athletes are
motivated by the idea of their evaluation's being
public. If a public evaluative process tends to offset
participation, however, then perhaps evaluations
should remain private.
2. All too often evaluations are not archived. Players,
coaches and parents benefit from viewing data
over time. A player, for example, would be very
motivated to see a 10% improvement in shooting
proficiency after six weeks of focused practice.
3. Players benefit from comparing themselves with
each other without revealing personal information.
It is important for players to know where they fall
among their peers.
For example:
Name: Sue Doe
Station: Dribbling
Rank: Top 10% among 14 year olds
