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How to Set Goals With Your Athlete

Where to begin when setting goals with your athlete? In my last article, I suggested starting with past goals and asking tough questions to make sure the prior goals were appropriate, attainable, and successful. It is important to evaluate last year’s success before setting goals for the upcoming years. Goals should be written in the athlete’s own words, in the first person (I will), in their handwriting, and kept in a place where they will see them often. A proper set of goals is a road map to where the athlete wants to go, all the…