Overview
Module 11: Looking Back At Your Journal
Reflection is an important part of the learning process. Take a moment to review your journal entries up to this point in the course.For example, consider the following questions in your reflection:
What were the most important and/or interesting things you learned?
What were the most confusing or difficult ideas or tasks?
- How could you incorporate this knowledge into professional practice?
- Please refer to the Rubric for grading criteria.
- PART B Reflection is an important part of the learning process. Your task is to keep a course journal in which you’ll write a short paragraph summarizing what each content area means to you and how you can use the knowledge to guide your future professional practice as a coach.
For example, consider the following questions in your reflection:
What were the most important and/or interesting things you learned?
What were the most confusing or difficult ideas or tasks?
How could you incorporate this knowledge into professional practice?
PART C Read the “What is this thing called mental toughness? An investigation of elite sport performers” article. Then proceed to the "Rules of Engagement" section for information about discussing this article.
Rules of Engagement
- Discuss your thoughts on the mental toughness article. Do you agree with the author’s definition of mental toughness? Why or why not? Discuss the 12 attributes. Do you these are sufficient to describe a mentally tough athlete? If so, why? If not, what do you think is missing from the list?
- Provide a thoughtful response to one other person’s post. For example, ask them a question about their post, or provide insight on a question they posed in the post.