The past couple of weeks has been stressful due to the COVID-19 outbreak, my placement was ended over 2 weeks ago due to it. I did not manage to complete all of my hours because of it, but my mentor has given me work which I could do at home for him to complete my 30 hours. I was really enjoying my time at placement, so feeling sad that it had to come to an end so quickly.
I enjoyed making the presentation for the end of my work placement and this allowed me to be able to properly reflect on my time working with coach my sport, and appreciate all of the opportunities that I was given. I liked making all of the slides up and being able to record it. It took me a good couple of practices before I was able to record my presentation. It took a number of tries to get it right due to everyone in my house being home, so it was hard to get through the recording without hearing them in the background. I also felt at the start that I was rushing through my slides, but being able to pause the recording after each slide made it easier to get through the information without rushing it too much. It also meant that when I made a mistake I didn’t have to record it again from the beginning.
I am glad that I chose to do this module as I think it has given me more skills which I will be able to use this year when I am able to look for jobs. I am glad that I got the experience of working with coach my sport and had the chance to work alongside the other coaches.
I am sad to hear you couldn’t finish your placement the way you wanted to, but glad you will still be able to complete the 30 hours. – Euan
That is awful that you couldn’t finish your 30 hours at the placement due to the virus especially since you seemed to be enjoying it. Although its good you got some experience within coaching to develop your skills. – Kim
It is unfortunate that you were unable to continue your placement considering you enjoyed it. But also it is good that you are able to complete your hours from home.