Josh+West

== **Josh's Reflective Journal** == Identify and explain the 3 interpersonal skills you selected and demonstrated with specific examples.
 * 1) In each entry, reflect on how the use of your interpersonal skills is impacting on the team. Consider the expectations of your role and any changes that you could make to improve your skills. Ensure that you answer the following questions:

- What impact resulted from demonstrating your interpersonal skills?

- What could you do to improve your interpersonal skills to create a positive impact on others?

- Start by listing/identifying the interpersonal skills you will be discussing in each entry

Interpersonal Skills 1. Communicating effectively. 2. Co-operating with others. 3. Including others.

__** Week One **__

__** Entry 1 **__ Today was our first period of playing football. In my team (the black team) I was chosen to be the equipment organizer the week before. I communicated with the teacher to find out where the equipment was and what equipment we needed this enabled me to know for next period where the equipment was and what we needed, so we could get on to playing faster.

I was able to co-operate with others by effectively passing and calling for the ball. By calling for the ball my team mates were able to know where i was so that they could quickly pass the ball without having to look around. next time I could co-operate better by encouraging others more and tell them if they had 'a man on'.

At one stage in the game one of our team members was feeling a bit down because he had missed a goal so i encouraged him and told him "you will get it next time" and passed him the ball the following play. After this he had another shot at the goal and scored this showed that I was including others. Next time I could continue to do this to inspire my team members.

__**Entry 2**__ It was our second period outside today for football. I was communicating effectively by talking to Ebon, one of the other equipment organizers about what equipment we needed for that period. When we got over to the field an equipment organizer from another team asked me what the correct size for the field was, I then helped him to set up the side of his field so it was the right size. By doing this we were able to start playing faster. next time I could help them set up the field as well.

As the period progressed i showed my second interpersonal skill co-operating with others, I did this by calling for the ball when i was in space for example there was no one around me i called "yes Lewis i am open" he then passed me the ball and we were able to capitalize by scoring a goal. In the future i will continue to call fro the ball so my team mates know where i am.

I was able to include others in today's lesson by passing the ball to them and calling for the ball when i was in a gap. By passing the ball to others we were able to make our was up the field and get into a position to shoot for the goal. If some one was staying back and not getting the ball much I would offer to go back so they could attack the ball for example Lewis had been playing defense most of the game and he looked like he wanted to attack so i offered to swap with him, this showed how I included others. Next time our team could rotate positions so everyone gets a fair turn in every position.

__**Week Two**__

__**Entry 1**__ During our first game of the day the goalie saved a goal and it was a goal kick, I managed to get across the half was line before the ball was kicked. I then shouted "I'm open" and waved my hands so the goalie could see he was able to kick the ball to me and there was only one defender to beat I passed the ball to another teammate who was coming up the wing as he called for the ball. We were able to score off this play. This demonstrated my inter personal skill of communicating with others through the way in which me, the goalie and another player were able to link up. Next time i should try to get into space more often so we have more chance of scoring a goal.

In today's period I was not playing very well; missing shots at the goal and my passes were also off target. After a quick discussion with the coach we thought it would be best for the team if I went in goal for the last game as "it wasn't my day" today. This worked well in the last game of the period and our team was able to win that game. Doing this showed my interpersonal skill of co-operating with others. next time if I am not playing well I will try to push through and try by best for the team.

In our first game today I showed the interpersonal skill of including others when I was up by the goal and could of had a shot but instead I passed it to a team mate who had more of a chance of getting the goal as he was on a better angle to shoot the ball from and also has better aim than me. I should continue to look for players who are in space to shoot as they will have a better chance of scoring.

__**Entry 2**__ Today I had a test the period before our P.E class today, I made Dre aware of this so that he take on my role of being equipment organizer for the period if I was going to be late. He said that would be fine. Thankfully I wasn't late but this showed my interpersonal skill of communicating effectively as I had arranged for someone to cover for me if I wasn't there. In the future if I am ever late or absent i will tell a team member so they fill in for me.

I showed my interpersonal skill of co-operating with others today by passing the ball to a team mate then receiving it and passing it again all the way up the field we both called for the ball when we were open and were able to beat the other teams defence and score a goal, this was great as it put the black team in the lead with not long to play.

Today our team was one member down, Caleb ended up being in goal for most of the period. He looked as if he was getting bored there so I offered that I could go in goal and he could go and attack. We swapped and it worked well. This showed my skill of including others into the game which made him feel more involved in the game as he was up where the action was. Next time we could swap goalies more often so everyone has a fair turn.

__**Week Three**__

__**Entry 1**__ In our last game of the day our opposition was playing without a goalie for some of the game this allowed our team to have shots at the goal from a longer distance from the goal and have a higher chance of them going in. I was able to co-operate with people who were on defense by calling for the ball when there was no goalie which gave me and other attackers an easy shot at the goal as our team all desperately wanted to win the game. I believe this demonstrated my interpersonal skill of co-operating with others through the way which me and my team made the most of having an opposition with no goalie. Next time i could run into space and then call for the ball so i was nearer to the goal which gives me a better chance of scoring.

During the forth match of the day Caleb who was in goal saw a gap and went for it I was able to understand what he was doing and I stayed back while he attacked in case our opposition intercepted the ball. He thanked me after for covering for him. This showed my ability to communicate effectively with others, even though I didn't say anything to Caleb he knew that I would be there to cover for him. Next time i could tell him that i was going to do that so he was sure that someone was covering.

Today I showed the interpersonal skill of including others through the way in which I said "nice try, better luck next time" or gave them a hi-five and a pat on the back after scoring a goal. This made my team mates feel more involved in the game and like everyone was being included, this provided a positive and fun team environment. I will continue to do this in future games as it proved positive for our team.

__**Entry 2**__ At the very beginning of the lesson today I showed the interpersonal skill of communicating effectively. I did this by talking to one of the other equipment organizers about what gear others had already taken over and what still needed to be taken. By doing this it saved me time looking around for what others had taken, instead i was able to go straight to the shed and get what was required. This demonstrated effective communication skills and had a positive effect as we were able to set up and get playing faster. Next time I should try to get out of the changing room faster so I know what has been taken and what hasn't.

In one of our games today our team was able to realize that the opposition didn't have a goalie at times as he ran the ball up. I talked to one of our more experienced players who had also recognized the same scenario we agreed that this could be to our advantage, we were drawing at 1-1 at the time. When the goalie ran the ball up my team mate was able to steal the ball I shouted "shoot, shoot the goal" he heard me and shot the goal and scored, this showed how i used my interpersonal skill of co-operating with others effectively it also had a good effect on the game for my team as we on from that play. Next time i could look for other tea,ms weaknesses earlier in the game so we are able to use them to our advantage.

Today I showed the interpersonal skill of including others. I did this by congratulating them if they scored a goal or saying better luck next time if they were close to scoring. An example of this is when Dre shot at the goal and it hit the post and missed I said "hard luck Dre, you will get it next time". By doing this It made him feel that he could get it next time this was good for our team as it boosted his confidence. I should continue to do this as it keeps our team members feeling good.

__ **Week Four** __

__**Entry 1**__ Today I showed two of my interpersonal skills; communicating effectively and including others at once. At the start of the lesson when I was about to take the equipment over to the field to set it up I saw that one of the other equipment organizers didn't have any equipment to take over and I was struggling to carry all of mine. I said to him "can you please carry some of this" he said that he could. Giving him some of the equipment that I had showed my interpersonal skill of including others and asking if he could help me carry some that I was struggling with showed another of my interpersonal skills; communicating effectively. By giving some of my equipment to someone else we were able to set up the field quicker which meant we were able to start our round of soccer for the period quicker.

Today we had a reliever for P.E so we had to organize our own games. I showed my interpersonal skill of co-operating with others when i asked "who is the black team playing first" someone replied "yellow" i said thank you and went to round up my team to get ready to face the yellow team in our first match of the day. This was a good move as it got us playing faster which meant we had more game time. Next time we have a reliever i could try to help organize the games.

__**Entry 2**__ At the beginning of today's lesson I showed my interpersonal skill of communicating effectively. I did this when we were getting the gear out of the equipment room I already had enough cones for the fields, I saw that Ebon was getting more so I said "we have enough cones here already" and i then gave him some of mine to carry as i was carrying other things as well. By doing this it saved unnecessarily carrying extra cones over which we would also have had to bring back. this was a good idea and i will continue to help out other equipment organizers in the future. Next time I could check that we have the right amount of all equipment so we don't have too much or too less.

In our last game of soccer for the term I decided that i needed to give it my all, I called for the ball when i was in space and yelled "man on" if there was a defender approaching. This displayed my interpersonal skill of co-operating with others. An example of this was when Puru had what looked to be a run away goal there was only the goalie stopping him from scoring but there was someone chasing him so i shouted "man on Puru" by doing this he heard me and was able to avoid the player. in the future i could try to do this in all of our games so other players are aware of what is happening.

For my last entry I am writing about how i included others in today's game. I did this by passing the ball to others. An example of this is when i passed the ball to one of my teammates who hadn't had the ball all game and said "have a run." This made him feel included in the game. next time i will look for others who don't feel included in the game and give them the ball more often.