Christina

Today’s placement sessions were a lot of fun.  The first session today I worked again one to one with 3 year old Josh.  This week his dad brought him along and again he was reluctant to leave him.  But I took his hand and we walked around the hall having a look at what was set up.  Josh was not very interested in doing the tasks set out and so him and I played with a balloon a ball.  I thought that considering this was only the second week Josh had actually been in a session without one of his parents that it was better for him to be there doing something even if it wasn’t anything that was remotely planned.  I did notice that when the other coaches talked to Josh is didn’t shy away as much as last week and even spoke to one of them which he hadn’t done before.  I believe that by giving him support and encouragement he is slowly becoming more comfortable in the session.  I hope that he will soon be able to participate in the games with the other boys and girls.
The next two sessions were a busy and there was quite a lot going on in them.  I feel very confident in working with these children now and am getting to know them better each week.  I enjoy working with the other coaches, I believe that I have built up good relationships with them in this short time.
The last session today was Dodgeball.  I basically observed this session and Tony was the lead.  Dodgeball is another sport I know very little about so it was interesting to watch.  Also frustrating at times as some of the players spent most of the session messing around, not paying attention or listening to instructions.   I have a certain admiration for people that coach children.  I am throughly enjoying my placement but I honestly do not think it is a job that I could do on a more permanent basis!  Maybe my thoughts on this will have changed by the end of the month!
I am looking forward to next week!