2. STARTER ACTIVITY With a partner discuss: Have you ever made any targets/goals either in school (classes), sports (clubs) or at New Year?

3. Learning Intentions 1.To explain the benefits of goal setting. 2.To write out your long and short term goals. Lesson focus: Goal setting – creating your performance targets. Key Concept 5, Key Feature 3.

4.  Setting targets that you want to reach.  Short term goals – that you can reach quickly.  Long term goals – overall achievement. Benefits:  An important part of planning for performance improvement.  An effective way of helping you understand what your performance targets are.  Helps you get ready to perform.  Makes you less anxious about performance.  Gives confidence when you reach your target.  Motivates you to work hard and be more determined.

5. Say exactly what you want to achieve. To see if you have achieved it or not. You should agree the targets with your coach. PECIFIC: EASURABLE: GREED: To reach the long term goal in time. IME-PHASED: XCITING: Be interested in achieving your goals. ECORDED: To check your progress. Make your training goals achievable. EALISTIC:

6. Long term goal  Long term goal – to compete at the Olympic games 2004 Medium term goal  Medium term goal – to beat my personal best by over half a second this season. Short term goal  Short term goal – to increase my speed endurance during my training this month to finish races strongly.

7. Long term goal  Long term goal – to play for Scotland in the European Championship qualifiers (and the Championship). Medium term goal  Medium term goal – to keep my place in Hearts football team this season (to start all of the games I physically can). Short term goal  Short term goal – not to let any goals in against Kilmarnock this Saturday.

8. SET YOUR GOALS! 1.Write out your short term and long term goals for your activity.