Blog 20 Exit Interview

1) How can a basketball coach most influence a young person's transition to adulthood? My answers are:

1. (Best) Basketball coaches must present themselves as a role model and surpass the coaching standards set by the league they're coaching for.
2. Basketball coaches must expose young people to variations of the same task, thus forcing them to outsource and network.
3. It is the responsibility of a basketball coach to instill the importance of commitment into their player's mindset.

2) I came to this conclusion by physically playing on a basketball team and watching what worked and didn't work, I noticed that we learned more from watching what my coach does than listening to what she says. 

3) The only problems I've faced concern finding research and my ESA's. Research  was hard to find because everything was considered foundational. ESA's have been my biggest challenge, I've been unsuccessful in finding quality statistics that pertain to my answer. 

4) One of my most significant sources is my coach Raquel Viramontes, she is my role model and proved all my theories correct. My other significant source is Mariah Escalante, the girl I trained. She allowed me to put all the things I learned about being a great coach into action. 

Independent Component 2

LITERAL

a. I, Seriah Escobedo, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

b. Mariah Escalante helped me complete my independent component by allowing me to train her.

c. Log on blog.

d. Mariah is on a travel ball team as well as her school team and I am training her to improve her speed, stamina and fundamental skills. We went on runs & hikes, I showed her leg workouts, ab workouts, as well as crossover and shooting form drills.

INTERPRETIVE

I have played in the same leagues (just different age brackets) as Mariah for about 3 years now, and she recently came to me looking for advice on a few crossovers, techniques to improve your balance, etc. I decided to offer my services to her so I can use that as my hours, so technically it’s like a win win situation, we both complete our goal. Training Mariah really opened my eyes to the more personal side of coaching. Mentorship showed me what it’s like to coach a team, but this experience was a lot more lucrative to the arguments I’m trying to make with my senior project. These 30 hours were basically real life proof that the information I researched was valid. We worked out three times a week for 2 hours for a month and a half, we usually worked out at night due to the hot weather.

APPLIED

This component helped me answer my EQ because it reinforced the research I did for my research checks, which I stated earlier. It showed me that players do react better and really absorb and appreciate one on one instruction. And in order to maximize your success in the basketball world, you need a one on one trainer/coach. Simply playing on a team lacks the one on one training necessary to be at the top of your game and perfect your skills. I was able to critique every one of Mariah’s habits and closely watch the way she did each move and stop her and correct it whenever necessary.