by Garrett | Mar 28, 2021 | Assessment
We just released our updated Athlete Centered Skating Assessments to our juvenile and above athletes. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the assessments. The Process Following is the Athlete Centered Skating Assessment process: Step 1: We pass out the Athlete...
by Garrett | Mar 10, 2019 | Assessment
This blog will cover three topics of traditional assessment: teaching to the test, self-assessment, and a final summary on the issues of traditional assessment practices. Teach to the Test Another concern with traditional assessment is that teachers will teach to the...
by Garrett | Mar 10, 2019 | Assessment
Traditionally, an athlete assessment reflects a single point in time; an isolated act. A testing day is secured and each athlete undergoes a barrage of tests (e.g. a sprint; max bench press or squat; a balance test). Assessors explain the task and the athlete is...
by Garrett | Mar 10, 2019 | Assessment
An assessment is commonly conveyed through the use of pre-set criteria that provide precise explanations of exactly which characteristics or behaviors will be assessed (e.g. commitment) and the importance (value) of each in the assessment. These are called marking...
by Garrett | Mar 10, 2019 | Assessment
Formal athlete assessments tend to target a combination of physical abilities (e.g. maximum strength) and anthropometrics (e.g. morphology). More recently, they tend to include cognitive abilities (e.g. creativity) (Memmert 2011), psychological profiles (e.g....
by Garrett | Mar 10, 2019 | Assessment
Formal assessment in figure skating tends to be limited to test papers, competition protocol sheets that score skaters on the content and quality of performances, and from the occasional off-ice fitness tests. Coaches engage several forms of informal assessment as...
