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Coaching Terms Match-Up

Match each term with its best definition. Then apply the vocabulary to the coaching situations below. Write clearly and use specific examples.

Part A: Match the coaching terms

Write the correct letter beside each term.

1.Match each coaching term to the definition that fits it best.

Duty of care
Sandwich method
Mentor
Impartiality
Active listening
Constructive feedback
Demonstration
Inclusion

H. Adjusting participation so people with different needs can take part meaningfully.
D. Making fair decisions without favouring a person or team.
G. Showing a skill or movement so participants can see how to perform it.
F. Specific, respectful information that helps someone improve their performance.
C. A person who supports another's development over time through guidance and encouragement.
A. Giving feedback that recognises a strength, identifies an improvement, then ends with encouragement.
E. Paying close attention to what someone says and showing that you have understood.
B. Taking reasonable steps to protect participants from foreseeable harm during sport.

Part B: Choose and apply

Select the best answer for each situation.

2.Before a wet-weather training session, a coach notices the court is slippery. Which response best demonstrates duty of care?

Continue the planned drills and remind players to be careful.
Check the surface, remove or avoid the hazard, and change the activity if it is unsafe.
Ask the least experienced players to test the court first.
Wait until someone slips before deciding what to do.

3.A coach selects players for a school team. Which action is the clearest example of impartiality?

Selecting a close friend regardless of performance.
Using clear criteria and applying them consistently to every player.
Changing the criteria after seeing who has attended training.
Giving extra chances only to the players the coach already knows.

4.During a passing drill, a player says they are unsure about the instructions. What would active listening look like from the coach?

Repeat the instructions more loudly without checking what is unclear.
Tell the player to copy someone else and move on.
Ask what part is confusing, listen to the answer, then clarify it.
Stop the player from asking further questions.

5.A player is new to the group and cannot complete the standard version of a drill yet. Give one practical way the coach could support inclusion while still practising the same skill.

6.In your own words, explain how the sandwich method works. Then write one example of feedback for a player practising a chest pass, using all three parts of the method.

7.Name two specific checks a coach should make before a training activity begins to help meet their duty of care.

8.A coach is also friends with one player who is being considered for a team place. Describe one way the coach can reduce the risk of favouritism and keep the selection process fair.