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Performance profiling offers a way of
rating qualities necessary to achieve top
performance in rugby
Players and coaches can use this method with great effect, and assess their own performance in relation to the qualities selected. These qualities may include fitness, tactical, technical and psychological skills.
The profile provides the player and
coach
with a picture of training priorities
A third rating column may be added for
players to list their ideal rating for comparison against current ratings.
The ratings in the table above, clearly illustrates any discrepancies
that exist between the players perception of his qualities and the coaches
perception.
If the discrepancy is 2 or more, the
player and coach must discuss why they disagree
For example, the player rates his body-fat control as 4 while the coach
rates it as 6 out 10. The coach may justify his rating by referring to
body-fat measurements that have been recorded over a period of time. Conversely,
if the player has rated confidence as 5 while the coach rates it as 7,
the player can admit that he is not as confident as he appears.
The benefits of profiling include:
- Training progress can be measured with periodic profiles
- Profiles illustrate any differences between player and coach ratings
- Ratings help highlight areas of strength and weakness
- Priorities (lowest ratings) are established for training
- Profiles create a visual display
- Profile acts a relatively reliable fitness test
You may use a Mental Skills Performance
Profile to prioritise which areas listed in the left-hand
menu are most important to you.
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