This week was another busy week at placement as the semester is soon coming to an end.
On Wednesday I attended Castleview Primary for the play unified club. This week Craig was there and when I arrived he had some activities set out. He then explained to me what the activities were and asked if I had any other ideas. So when the children come in they all got a basketball and just played around for the first 10 minutes. Then they all lined up and done some passing drills. They then done a shooting drill. This week Craig had a smaller hoop set up which is easier for the children to reach. So to begin with they just took a shot. But then Craig added in a pass then they took their shot. This session went well.
Then on Wednesday after school I attended Fallin primary school for an after school archery club. This was the final week of the archery club. So as usual the children got split into teams and me, Rebecca and Ronan got selected as group leaders. This week my team was a person short so I had to join in to make up numbers. This was great fun and it got quite competitive. This was a good session but it can become quite challenging as the children can get quite loud and hard to handle. But this was resolved when Craig asked the children to quite down.
On Friday I attended an after school dance club at Fallin Primary. This club is slightly different as it invites children and their parents. Rebecca led this class and it was nice to see her coaching a session in her comfort zone. I joined in with the children in this session. This was a good session and everyone enjoyed it.
-Chloe
I am glad your session went well with Craig, it seems like you were both able to share ideas enabling you to work on multiple skills e.g. passing and shooting. Furthermore, the archery class seems quite competitive enabling the children to challenge themselves during the session. Moreover, i think it is great that you are able to volunteer in a variety of sports as this will enhance your knowledge and skills. I hope you enjoyed your placement. – Lauren
It is good to hear your sessions were a success. I’m glad you were able to coach a variety of sports and activities this week, I am sure you found this very invaluable. It is good that you managed to tackle the challenge of the control of the children. Well Done.
-Stephanie
I’m glad that your sessions are going well with Craig and that you’re placement hours are nearly complete. Well done!