Harry+Clayton

**Harry'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) Supporting and Encouraging others
 * 3) Solving Problems

Week One

Entry 1 Today was our first day outside playing football. First of all we had to communicate with others at the start of the lesson to organise who was playing what team and where they were playing. We did this by asking our teacher Mr Darkins he helped us to find our field and our opposing team. This demonstrates communication because we were not sure so we asked the teacher who helped us out. To improve this skill I think I need to help my team find passes by calling "pass to Matt" or something during games.

Due to me having a leg injury and having to play goalie I had a lot of opportunitys to support the team as well as the opposition. I supported my team by telling them when they did a good job and tried to help with positioning by telling them when they needed to drop or go into space. I supported the opposition by telling them hard luck when they missed or did something wrong and telling them they did a good job when they scored. To improve this interpersonal skill I think I should try to support Matt more.

During one of our last games there was a slightly dodgy goal which went a little too high. This goal sparked some conflict amongst the teams so to solve the issue me and the opposing referee conversed until we settled our differences on a fair decision in which we were given the goal. This showed problem solving because we were unhappy with the origanal decision but after a talk we both were happy. To improve this skill I committed to the role of referee so I could solve any issues with bad calls.

Entry 2 Today being our second day we were starting to adapt to the situation with how we were going deal with how the team we were playing. We did this through communication by calling out what was happening, I was able to do this very well being goalie as I could see a lot of what was happening that my team mates might have missed. This helped us to compete better with the opposing teams. To improve this skill I should try to help my team with positioning.

During our last couple of games we were not feeling very good cause we had lost 3 in row. Due to this i felt as though we needed some kind words to start going around, this started when Rio said "we still got this boys" just after they scored, this sparked something in the team and we all started to try our best and through positive communication and having that motivation we managed to pull through with a win which was our only for the day showing staying positive can really help the team. To improve this skill I should try to support the enemy team when they do good things like scoring instead only when the do bad things and just saying "hardluck."

I had to solve a problem when there was slight controversy over weather or not a goal from the opponents team was too high or not. This issue fell on me because I am the referee and the other referee (Lachlan) me and my team thought it was too high but the other team opposed this. We eventually resolved this issue with them being given the goal which we decided was fair enough. To improve this skill I need to do what is fairest and not what is more beneficial for my team.

Week Two

Entry 1 Today was a special occasion due to us being 3 players down and only having 3 players to play with. This made it very hard for us and contributed to the large amount of loses we were starting to get, because of us being so short on numbers passing was a key element to our success which required a lot of talking on the field. Although we only had three members our communication despite having a 3 v 4 disadvantage. To improve this skill I think I should start to call for the ball more often.

Because we were down in players we lost most of our games which would have put us in a bad mood usually but because we joked around saying stuff like "we got this boys" we managed to laugh in a way about out losing streak. So through communication we managed to stay positive even in hard situations. This shows that if we can do this everyday it may overall improve our result in the tournament. To improve this skill i should encourage Niko to go for runs more often.

Due to us being so short on players we decided that we would just try to focus on our defense. We did this by dropping back our 2 men while I was goalie. This worked well although we lost most of the games due to the disadvantage we did better then we expected because we focused on our defense instead of playing recklessly and throwing away opportunitys. To improve this skill I should try to not let my team influence my decision.

Entry 2 Today we communicated effectively when we were having trouble keeping the ball at the other end of the field so to help this issue we decided to drop back Matt as a defender. This significantly helped our situation as Matt is a surprisingly good defender this resulted in a lot more territory for our team by Matt stopping the ball and clearing it to our stronger players so they can shoot for goal. To improve this skill I told my team to call for the ball more often

Today Niko was on the offence. Niko was playing well and he got a couple of chances to score but because Niko doesn't play soccer he had trouble getting them in, a lot of trouble. We encouraged him to keep trying and after about 3 tries Niko managed to get one in and he thought he was the man. This showed that through support Niko continued to try and eventually came out with a great result. To improve this skill I need forget about losing and congratulate the other team on their win.

Today there was an issue where the ball was suspected to have gone out and although out was called by both the referees called the ball out however the rest of the opposing said the ball was still in so while the goal was left wide open the shot for the goal and resulted in them scoring. This caused argument throughout both teams so me and the opposing referee Lachlan came together to resolve this issue after a bit of conversation i finally gave in and decided to give the goal. To improve this skill I started to be more strict on what I was allowing so there was more situations where problem solving was occurring.

Week Three

Entry 1 Today I communicated effectively when Rio and I changed position because I usually play goalie due to my injury I felt as though I was good enough to go for a run so I took this opportunity and went for a run. This was good for me because i got to have a chance playing in the front line which gave me more options to communicate by calling for the ball on multiple occasions. To improve this skill I told my team that they should start to call for the ball more.

Today i supported others by talking about well we were doing. We had 3 wins and 1 draw today which was a big improvement for our team so good words were being used within our team like "good job boys keep it up" and "lets win another guys" this really helped to motivate us to win our games and just overall made the team have a good feeling about us. this was our best day so far and really made us realise that we can win this thing. To improve this skill I should tell the opposition when the score a good goal instead of being down because I missed the save. To improve this skill I started to tell my teammates that they should encourage others even more then they were all ready doing.

Me and Rio problem solved today when I was playing goalie and I was having a bad day when I missed a couple of easy saves and although Rio supported me along with the rest of the team we decided that the best option for the team would be that he takes over goalie and I would go up. This really helped us, we were 2-0 down and ended up 3-3 with Rio doing some good saves. This also gave me a run which was really refreshing. Today I improved this skill when instead of just problem solving through refing I used it with Rio so I could get out of goalie.

Entry 2 During our 3rd game today we played against a team that Mr Darkins was playing for and we communicated effectively with him by talking smack thus demoralizing his team. More seriously we communicated when there was a lot of confusion in what team my team was playing and where. This took up some time but in the end we all sorted it out through communication. To improve this skill next time I need to start doing more complicated calls like 1, 2's and stuff.

Today I supported others when Dylan tried to score a goal however he missed this was a little discouraging due to how easy the shot was however we just said "hard luck man" and we moved on because we know from previous games that it is better to support others then put them down even as a joke by saying stuff like "oh how did you miss that?" It was especially important because this was a hard team but we ended coming through with a win. To improve this skill next time I should encourage even more then I already am in order to keep high spirits amongst my teammates.

Today Niko was playing up front again like he normally does but this time he got an amazing goal when he volleyed it from almost the side line and somehow the ball managed to make it though the goal. A couple of people on the other team however thought it was wide even though their goalie said it went in they just wouldn't accept the fact that we scored. After some conversing they agreed to give the goal and through problem solving we were given the goal. To improve this skill next time I should start to bring my teammates and the opposing teams players to put in their opinion on the decision of the referee.

Week Four

Entry 1 Today we communicated effectively when we had a reliever who didn't know exactly how the organisation of our tournament worked. We had to tell him what we were doing so that he got us on task and made sure that were not mucking around. We also had to communicate in the teams because of the reliever we had to be a lot more independent and find out who we were versing by our selves. To improve this skill next time I need to improve my calling even more.

Today we supported one of the players we were playing against because he on fire. We supported by telling him how well he was playing and due to t pretty much this one player we lost. The support that we gave this person really made them smile and even though we lost we were humble because of the skill level that this player was showing we decided to give this player MVP. To improve this skill I need to encourage people to keep moving when they are starting to slack.

Today we problem solved when the teacher didn't know what we were doing so we told him what we were doing so he could monitor how we were doing. We also problem solved when one of my teams players tackled the opposing team and although i knew this was only joke I called for a penalty because it was quite unfair. My team disagreed with this call but I went against them because following the rules is more important. To improve this skill I Should start to make more calls for things that vialate the rules od=f football that are usually not a major for us in this assessment.

Entry 2 Today we had no teacher show up to class so we communicated effectively when we told Caleb that he should go find one to take our lesson. Caleb went and did this however the teacher didn't know what we were doing so once again we communicated when we told him what we were doing so that he could keep us on task and ensure we had a good lesson. Over this course I believe I have sufficiently improved my communication skills to a good standard.

Today I supported others when the other was getting mad cause they were losing. I did this by saying "all good man it's only a game, just have fun" and then at the end said "hardluck man you guys did well." This was good because it made the other team feel better even though they lost. I also supported others when I encourages Rio to go for a run himself cause he was good enough so i said "just try it would be cool if you scored." Over this course I believe I have sufficiently improved my supporting and encouraging skills to a very good standard.

Today we problem solved when there was a lot of mucking around going on and no one was setting up the fields so I told our equipment organiser that I would help him set the fields up. This helped us get on task a lot faster through solving this issue where no one was focusing. Over this course I believe I have sufficiently improved my problem solving skills to a very high standard.