Special Olympics Table Ten s nnis Coaching Guide Plannin a Table Tennis Tra ng aining & Co ompetition Season n Perform mance Goals versus Outco v ome Goals Effective goals focus on performance, not outc e come. Perfor mance is und the contro of the athle der ol ete. An athlete may have an outstanding performance and not win a competitio because ot m o p on ther athletes have performed even better. Conversely, an athlete may perform poorly and still win an ev e m vent if all oth her a el. athletes performed at a lower leve als Setting Realistic Goa e erceived as ch hallenging, no threatenin A challeng ot ng. ging goal is di ifficult but at ttainable Effective goals are pe within a reasonable timeframe and with a reaso d onable amou of effort. A threatening goal is perc unt ceived as eyond the ath hlete's current capability. Realistic goal are develop from a ba R ls ped aseline of being be performance during the past one or two weeks t s. Prioritiz zing Goals Effective goals are po e ositively state and are lim ed mited in numb This prov ber. vides meaning to the athle ete. Setting a limited num mber of goals requires that athletes and coaches dec t d r cide what is important for continue developme Establish ed ent. hing a few, we thought o ut goals prev ell vents the athl lete from bec coming overwhe elmed. Benefits of Goal Set s tting Inc creases athle ete's level of physical fitne p ess Te eaches self-di iscipline Te eaches the athlete sports skills that are essential to a variety of o s e other activities Pr rovides the at thlete with a means for se elf-expression and social in n nteraction Pr rovides motiv vation and foc cus Short Term Table Tennis Goal T T ls Establish hing a series of short term Table Tennis goals will he athletes g o m s elp gain confiden and achie their nce eve long term table tenni goals. Exam m is mples of short term table t tennis goals i include: Un nderstanding table tennis terms and ho the game is scored g ow Un nderstanding the rules of the game g Le earning appro opriate hand-eye coordina ation Le earning basic racket handling skills Le earning to ser rve 4 Special Olympic Table Tennis Coaching Guide - July 2014 cs e