One of the most common complaints I head from instructors is that they didn’t get any feedback from their trainer. If instructors want feedback, it’s not a stretch to say that students are looking for feedback too.
Feedback helps
Objective feedback: “Do you feel how your hips drift back during the finish of the turn. It puts you in a difficult position to start the next turn,” “That last turn washed out because you looked uphill”
Make sure your feedback is welcome
If you are working on a task, keep your feedback specific to the task and explain how the feedback will help the student with the task
Feedback helps
- Reinforce positive actions
- Redirect ineffective movements
- Keep your student emotionally invested
For example:
Judgmental feedback: “Those turns looked bad,” “You’re in the backseat”Objective feedback: “Do you feel how your hips drift back during the finish of the turn. It puts you in a difficult position to start the next turn,” “That last turn washed out because you looked uphill”
Make sure your feedback is welcome
Create an atmosphere of trust by showing respect and empathy
Students will be more likely to receive feedback if you ask for permission, make observations rather than judgments and checks to be sure the feedback is understood
If you are working on a task, keep your feedback specific to the task and explain how the feedback will help the student with the task
Feedback should be immediate
Feedback is useless if it isn’t personal. If you give feedback to the group people who need the feedback will ignore it and people who don’t need it will try to change something that doesn’t need changing will. Your students will appreciate the personal attention.
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