Goal Setting in Gymnastics

 

This is what I write in my Goals book sometimes. It is for my skills and how many I did without help or did without falling. First I write the date at the top, then I write the event and then under it I write the skill. I put the word hit and miss and keep track when I do an event.  For example if I do a vault without any help or do a routine without falling I put a mark under "hit". If I do an event and fall or make a mistake, I mark it under "miss".


 
These are my goals for every event and this is how I write them. On the bottom there are some questions that I have to answer about why I am doing gymnastics and what is my favorite part. I keep a book for goals so I can keep track and not lose them on individual pieces of paper.  My coaches write in my book about what I need to work on and what I am doing good.  Usually I give them my book on Friday and they give it back the following week.
 
Keeping track of goals helps me a lot.  I look at them frequently and write new goals daily.  I am constantly refining my goals based on feedback from my coaches.  This helps me to keep my mind focused on what I need to do to improve my skills.
 
If I didn't write my goals I wouldn't know what I would need to work on and I would keep doing the skills wrong and take longer to improve.   I would forget what I was doing wrong and my mind wouldn't be as focused.  This is why goal setting is so important!

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  1. UnknownJuly 14, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    Keep setting new goals and remember there is no limit to what you can do! The best path is the one you have never taken :)

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