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Monitoring and recording progress

It is important to monitor and record progress during your personal development. This helps you to make sure that your performance is improving.

Monitoring progress

A good way to show evidence that you have monitored your personal development plan is to include a copy of 'before and after training' test scores.

Being able to compare factual information throughout training will give you an opportunity to monitor your performance by comparing different results.

Data collection through observation schedules and fitness tests will give raw data before, during and at the end of the training programme. This allows you to compile accurate information on how well they are progressing.

Recording progress

A good way to show evidence that you have recorded your personal development plan is to include a copy of your training diary (minimum of three entries).

A training diary with the headings Date, Plan for work to do, Work completed, Feelings about the work done and the Next Steps
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Example of a training diary

The process of keeping a training diary involves recording the date of each training session and writing notes on how the session went. Include key questions on how training felt, whether it progressed or not, and what potential changes could be made. The aim is to chart progress, giving you and your coach or teacher subjective information based on your feelings and opinions.