Today was my first day of work experience shadowing my mentor at Wallace High School within their Physical education department. As today was International Womens day I feel like my first day was a very productive one as I was used as an example of a female athlete and was able to discuss with some Girls School of Football kids, experiences as a women in football. This was obviously a rather daunting idea when I was first asked however, once meeting the girls and seeing how interested they were in what I had to say and then show them what I could do made the entire experience extremely rewarding.  

Later in the day I was watching a S2 class play basketball in which they were learning the basics of passing and dribbling. As I went to Wallace High and my mentor was one of my Physical education teachers and knowing I have played basketball since a young age, he let me teach the class the techniques needed to perform the skills. I felt very included in the lesson and was glad I was able to use the skills I already have to then teach others.  

One skill my mentor and myself have already identified is I need to learn to project my voice better as with having a large group of children with basketballs in a large hall, without having a loud voice it is difficult to convey instructions and to get their attention. I plan on working on this by building my confidence and learning the best way to project my voice from my mentor and other Physical education teachers.  

Overall, I think my first day shadowing my mentor went extremely well. I have already been able to show what I have to offer and what skills I have, but I was also able to identify what I need to work on. I am very excited to go back for a few days next week to start expanding my skill set.