You will need to use the listed OUTCOME GOAL (label the case by name and rewrite the outcome goal) THEN break down that outcome goal into THREE SEPARATE AND DETAILED/SPECIFIC AND MEASURABLE PERFORMANCE GOALS (remember the SMART goal model) and then under each of these three performance goals, write at least THREE SPECIFIC AND DETAILED TASKS (so you will have one outcome goal, three process goals and nine total task/process goals. Please make sure that your TASK/PROCESS goals are detailed and clear (if the goal is to improve performance then what very detailed and specific steps will need to be taken – be sure to include the who/what/when/where details. Use an outline or bulleted style format for this post to make it easy to read and grade, but make sure that you are specific and detailed – don’t just say “run five miles a week” – say when, where, what pace (long slow distance or fartlek training or different workouts mon/wed/fri or….?, with who, etc). Like I said – please be detailed. Without details then task goals are just good ideas with no real plan as to HOW to accomplish that task. THIS step is the one that most students lose points on, so please, please be detailed and specific here
Here are the Student athlete case studies to use for discussion board #2 (choose
Lyn is a swimmer on her college team and she has always been a great athlete and a great student who gets along with her teammates and her coaches. Lyn trains hard and approaches all areas of her life with a serious attitude that is goal directed. Lyn’s coach has approached her to discuss her future goals as he feels that she would be an excellent candidate for swimming in the next Olympics. He says that if she can win at the next qualifying event she should be able to be considered for the Olympic team. Her coach says that she needs to shave three seconds off of her personal best in her main event, which is the 200 meter freestyle (she needs a QQT of under 2.00). Lyn decides to go for it and sets an OUTCOME goal of winning her event in the qualifying meet in Long Beach in two months with a time of 1:57.25.
Tran is a college junior who has been participating in martial arts for the past four years and he is now ready to begin the process of testing for his black belt. Tran is very busy and has not always put enough time into his martial arts training as he should as he often chooses socializing over training and sometimes only makes one class a week instead of the requested three classes per week that his Sensei wants him to attend. He also does not do enough general conditioning (running and weight workouts) and he feels that he may not have the endurance needed for his three hour grueling black belt test. Tran does not have any issues with his academics and feels as though he can easily juggle training and studying while keeping his gpa at a 4.0 (he plans to apply to medical schools next year) but he really needs to find a way to organize his time so that he can fit in several more hours of physical conditioning and martial arts training each week, as the black belt test in his discipline is extremely challenging and if he is not in his best shape ever then he won’t pass. Tran’s Sensei works with Tran and they set an OUTCOME goal that involves Tran taking and passing his black belt test in four months (which is when the next testing date at his dojo is).
