Cam+Lindsay

**Cam'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) Supporting and encouraging others.
 * 2) Co-operating with others.
 * 3) Including others.

Week 1

Entry 1 Today was our first period of football. I am team referee and my job is to ref fair and equally. I supported and encouraged our team mates and the opposition, when anyone made a mistake I would say hard luck have another go. An example of this was when Austin and I were passing the ball he dribbled an opposition play and I said "good work Austin!"i could improve this skill by giving positive feedback the whole lesson.

Today when playing football I co-operated well with my team like when we were attacking up the field we had a very good amount of passes linked up which lead to a great team goal. Also when Wilson and I were at the back of the field we passed a one two pass to get around a striker which lead to a great pass up the field. i could improve this skill by passing every single time i get the ball unless having a shot.

Today when we played the Black team i realized that Ebon was not getting the ball much so i decided to start passing to him more than i passed to the other guys to keep him included in the game i thought that this showed including others well. i could improve this skill by passing to a different team member every time i pass.

Week 1

Entry 2 Today was our second period of soccer and we played well as a team. As I am referee I have to play and ref at the same time this is hard sometimes as I am really competitive and love to win. Today i encouraged our team well and when ever we did something good or not so good i was sure to give some encouragement, an example is when Connor went for a run and scored a goal I said "great work Connor keep it up!" I could improve this skill by making calls less often to keep the game flowing.

Today I co-operated well with my team by putting some good passes for everyone to receive i tried my hardest in all of our games and passed to everyone fairly and tried to not hog the ball. I showed this when Austin and I went to attack we passed the ball back and fourth until we reached the goal and i scored a goal. I could improve this skill by trying not to get tackled as this puts my team mates under pressure.

Today i included others well by if someone was not seeming to enjoy the game i would pass the ball to them and keep the focused on the game and made sure they were a big part of our team i think this really encouraged them and our team performed much better getting two draws and a win. For example i passed to Ebon a cross which he scored off. I could improve this skill by passing back instead of always going fowards.

Week 2

Entry 1 Today was a not so good day for our team as two team members were away. We still managed to play fairly well as a team and did some good passing. Whenever a teammate did a good pass or scored a goal i encouraged them.I supported my teammates by always being on for a pass and passing back. For example the pass back to Austin was safer than passing up the line.I could improve this skill by doing this more often not just once.

Today as two teammates (including our equipment organizer) were away we co-operated well with others by Austin,Wilson and I were organized and worked well today by getting all our gear and equipment organized and setting up our field. this showed co-operation well. I could improve this skill by getting the gear organised before everyone had gone.

Today I showed involving others well by passing to Austin and Wilson equally and at every opportunity. I also involved Mr Darkins to be our goalie as he looked lonely on the sideline. I could improve this skill more by including Mr Darkins more often.

Entry 2 Today our team had a not so good day even though our whole team was here we could not play well together. We still encouraged and supported each other when a good pass was made. I thought we passed well but could not score the goals we deserved. For example we would shoot instead of passing at silly angles.

We co-operated not as good as we should have and the scores showed. We could of communicated more and passed a lot more. For example we should pass instead of shooting from a bad angle. For example I shot from basically the baseline instead of passing to Austin who had a better angle. I could improve this skill by passing the passes when needed.

Today we all showed involving others by passing evenly between each other and not hogging the ball between two players. I passed to everyone in the team and tried to not pass to one person more than all the others. For example i remembered who i passed to last and tried to pass to someone different the next time unless i had to. I could improve this skill by passing lots.

Week 3 Entry 1

Today we played quite well. we passed and worked well together. Our team works well when we support others and encourage others. i would do this whenever someone made a mistake i would say hard luck or try again.For example Austin missed a pass and i said "algood Austin have another go!" this gave him a boost and he ran back and made another tackle and pass which resulted in me scoring. I could improve this skill by shouting encouragement lots more than i do.

Our team co-operates well when we communicate well and pass lots. i tried to pass the ball a lot of the time instead this resulted in better opportunities although we should of scored a lot more goals we had enough opportunities we knew we deserved to win. For example i passed Wilson the ball instead of having a shot and Wilson scored.I could improve this skill by running lots and being on for the pass like Wilson was for other players in my team.

Today I involved others greatly by only dribbling when necessary and passing the ball to the easiest pass. We passed well and had great patches of possession where we looked great as a team to score and take the victory with a great goal from Wilson. For example we involve everyone in picking the MVP. I could improve this skill by making sure everyone agrees with the MVP every lesson.

Entry 2 Today we played a lot better than we had recently and passed,shot and scored well. we communicated and supported each other. Today i passed a lot and tried hard to pass accurately and not just kick it as hard as i could. For example i saw Connor up the field but decided to pass across to Wilson for a easy pass. I could improve this skill be encouraging others to pass these passes aswell.

We all co-operated well today. I was goalie so i gave everyone advise to who to mark and what to watch for as i could see pretty much everyone from the back. For example I saw Ben sneaking in behind Wilson while Wilson was watching the game and i called Wilson to mark Ben this stopped Ben getting the ball. I could improve this skill by making sure everyone is marking someone or marking a person someone else is so they can push up and tackle.

I involved others as much as i could while being goalie by passing the ball to others and shouting encouragement. Also Ebon was tired and asked if he could be goalie for a rest so i said sure and went up field to help out Wilson and Austin. I said after the game "good work boys" and then "who should we nominate for MVP?" we worked as a team to conclude an answer. I could improve this skill by making sure this happens every time.

Week 4 Entry 1

Today we were missing Wilson who is a valued member of our team and an excellent player who works hard the whole lesson. We came up with a game plan to combat Wilsons absence which showed encouraging and supporting others. I played well and supported my team mates the best I could and tried to play smartly. For example i could of passed a pass up the field which I may or my not of pulled off but instead I passed a ball that I knew I could pull off.I could improve this skill by thinking of these every time.

We all co-operated greatly and played well against good teams. I tried hard to co-operate with my teams passing a good ball every time I got the ball, if I mucked up my pass I would chase and tackle my opponent. I would defend as much as I could and join the attack when needed. For example I passed a good ball after making a tackle at the back and sprinted up the field to get on for another pass to set up a goal. I could improve this skill by trying to pass throughout the games even when we are tired.

I involved others lots today by passing a lot and trying to involve everybody in my team and make fair calls as referee so no-one would become angry and continue to not play. I tried to make calls both ways but also to play advantage when it was needed. For example the ball hit Austins hand and the other team came out of the tackle with the ball so I said "play on!" This caused no wasted time and two teams that were happy. I could improve this skill by making sure everyone is happy to play in the position they are playing.

Entry 2

Today we had only 12 people in our class as the people who were absent were in a science exam. i supported and encouraged others by deciding with others to play one big game. For example we picked two teams of the whanau colours and played on the whole field. I could improve this skill by organizing the teams quicker as this took sometime.

We all co-operated well i choosing the teams and playing fairly. For example we decided one team was stacked so we put some good players in the other team this made the teams fair.I could improve this skill by pushing myself to always be on for a pass.

I involved others heaps today by passing to others lots and when people weren't looking interested in the game i passed them the ball. For example Matt wasn't playing so i passed him the ball to include him in the game.I could improve this skill by doing this more often so everyone is enjoying the game.