Wilson+Turner

**Wilson'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) Solving Problems
 * 3) Co-operating with others

Week One
__**05/03/15-**__ Today was our first soccer game session. I am the team manager for the Yellow Team. As team manager one of my interpersonal skills is to communicate effectively. I believe I achieved this as I came to P.E on time, therefore, allowing myself to communicate to my team members effectively. For example, I saw Ebon standing around chatting to one of the other team members. As equipment organiser, I asked him if he had gone to get the equipment. He was already very well organised by replying "The P.E shed is locked." By 'Communicating Effectively' I was able to ensure that my team member was organised and onto it. As team manager I believe managing my team is a necessity. What I could have done to improve the situation would be to ask if Ebon needs a hand. If so, by helping him means that the session has a higher chance of rolling smoother as the equipment would arrive to the field quicker. -As team manager, another one of my interpersonal skills is to solve any problems that surface. A problem that surfaced which I solved by co-operating was seeing my team members individually kicking the ball to themselves at the time of the team warm up. I solved this by co-operating with Connor. This solved the problem as he smoothly managed to call our team in and set up a well thought of drill. I could improve the way I assessed the situation by personally go tell everyone, instead of leaving it to Connor to do, as this would save time and help coach Connor out. - My third interpersonal skill as team manager is to co-operate with others. I believe I co-operated with Connor when the time for our team to warm up approached. I had a brief moment where I took notice of my team members individually kicking the ball to themselves. I alerted Connor of this. Due to my co-operation with him, he was able to bring the team together and set up the very first team warm up. Something I could have improved was to alert Connor earlier so that we could have had more time as a team practicing.

__**09/03/15**__- Today was our second soccer game session. As manager of the Yellow Team one of my interpersonal skills is to communicate effectively. Today I believe I achieved this. As the first game of the session kicked off team Yellow was doing pretty fine. I believe a factor of this was my input in communicating effectively towards my team. When the whistle went Connor started off with the ball, he then passed it to Austyn where he worked his magic and went shooting up the wing. I saw that one of the opposing players were about to go in for the tackle. I quickly ran up in good range of him and shouted, "Back, Austyn!" Austyn new the drill and passed it back where I then lobbed the ball to Connor who was on the opposite wing in free space. Due to my effective communication I was able to buy us a little time and get the ball higher up the field. This improved the way we worked as a team. - I personally believe my second interpersonal skill of 'Solving Problems' was put into action today. When the time came for the games to start Team Yellow was sent off to the far field. I noticed that this field looked different to the others and soon realised that the halves were uneven. One half of the field was wider than the other and so therefore this called the attention of my other team mates. I resolved this problem by moving the two corner left cones inward which equalised the halves. What I could do next time to improve my interpersonal skill is to discuss with the opposing team the way the cones should be moved. This would increase the level of team Yellow's fairness as it would be an act of consideration towards others. -Lastly, as team manager my third interpersonal skill is to co-operate with others. Today I believe I demonstrated this as I helped Ebon with the gear. As we were on our way I saw him slowly stroddle along as he had the big weight of soccer balls on his back. It looked like he needed a bit of help so I approached him and discussed what I could do so I grabbed the goaly sticks which lessened the struggle of having to carry many things at once. What I could improve which would create a positive impact on others is to perhaps get the whole of my Yellow team involved. This would be great because it'd show a bit of consideration for others and possibly cause a 'ripple effect' which may cause others to get involved and do the same thing.

Week Two
-My second interpersonal skill is to solve problems. I believe I demonstrated this today as Ebon was away and there was no one previously taking his place to get the equipment. I realised this very quickly so I went to grab Austyn and we sorted it out in a zip! This impacted the way the way our P.E lesson went. Our P.E lesson went really smoothly- no complications. Nevertheless, if I had not noticed of Ebon's absence events would have occurred differently which may have lead to complications including possible arguments involving the fact that 2 teams had no field to play on. I believe I demonstrated this interpersonal skill more than well but there is always room for improvement so what I could have done to have a more positive effect on others is to have noticed this problem earlier as this would increase our game time as the equipment would be over at the fields quicker meaning that we would be able to start faster. -Lastly, my third interpersonal skill is to co-operate with others. I demonstrated this when coach Connor gave me the position of mid field. Normally, I'd kinda place my self where I wanted to go, but today I listened to Connor. This made the game run smoother as it decreased any possible complications that may have surfaced if I were to choose to go where I'd preferred to go. What I could improve next time is to discuss my position and try to see if I could move anywhere else where I will be more happy to play in as enjoyment of a game affects how you play a lot. This would benefit our team as our performance would rise meaning that our chance at winning is higher.
 * __10/03/15__-**Today was the start of our second week for P.E soccer game sessions. As team manager of the Yellow team, my duties are to communicate effectively, solve problems and co-operate with others. I believe I achieved my interpersonal skill of communicating effectively. I demonstrated this through my game play as I was executing great passes. This was due to my calling as I communicated effectively directly to my team mates, "Yeah!" They understood this, and were able to trap and pass the ball onto the next player well. I could improve this by calling with their name which would possibly come across as better calling to them as it increases there response of getting to the ball quicker meaning that our chances at winning the game would be higher as we would maneuver faster around the opposition.

__**11/03/15**__- Today I demonstrated my interpersonal skill of demonstrating effectively when we were playing our third game. Me and Ebon were dribbling up and as he passed to me I saw the chance of setting up a goal. I saw Connor on the outer opposite wing calling. "Yes Connor!" I quickly lobbed the ball firmly over the oppositions defense. The ball landed exactly where I wanted it to - at Connor's feet. Connor skillfully aimed for goal but the goal keeper was too good and was able to defend the opposition from losing. Even though a goal was not scored, I personally believe that I communicated very effectively. To apply my interpersonal skill, personally I'd have to be more skillful into moving into space. This would create a more effective call as I would have enough time on my hands to slow down the situation and assess the situation better. - As team manager another one of my interpersonal skills are to co-operate with others. I achieved this today. As each game went on I noticed that the positions were little moved. I co-operated with coach Connor and stated that the defense needs to be moved a little more. This caused a change in positions which was really good as everyone got to experience different positions. I believe that I couldn't have improved this as it showed great positivity towards others through my consideration for my team mates. -Lastly, my third interpersonal skill is to solve problems. I achieved this today as I went to go receive the ball from the creek. I had to choices 1) jump in or, 2) use my surroundings. Luckily there was this peace of metal sticking out and l was able to quickly retrieve the ball by pivoting using the metal thing. Through this, the game was able to start sooner allowing more time for each team to try and win the game. The way I could have improved to solve this problem is to use the assistance of someone else, this would reduce the possibility of injury and show how others could get involved.

Week Three
-As manager another one of my interpersonal skills is to solve problems. Today I believe I achieved a problem that occurred mentally in all of my team members and I. As we started our first game I saw that everyone was kind of "out of it". This caused the opposition to score a goal. "We can do this! Let's try a bit harder!!" My problem had been solved. I saw the difference and determination we all had which was really distinctive. Our passes and calling strengthened and by this were able to score a goal which drew the game. I strongly think that I couldn't have done anything better to improve the way I assessed the situation. -Lastly, my third interpersonal skill is co-operating with others, today I believe I executed this interpersonal skill when the ball went across the line. I saw that the ball was in fact in play but people believed it was out. I co-operated by saying that the ball was still in play with Cam and the opposition's referee as I was closest to the line and had a distinct view that the ball was in fact still in. I don't think I could have improved my interpersonal skill as I being closest to the line was able to cut it to the chase and get the game moving.
 * __18/03/15__**- The third week of our Soccer Game sessions started today. I am the manager of the Yellow Team and as manager, one of my interpersonal skills is to communicate effectively. I believe I achieved this when one of our games started. As we started with the ball we were passing awesomely. Our passes were solid and aimed perfectly. I was centered up front a long with Austyn. It was when we were runnning up towards the opposition goal that Austyn was about to get tackled, I knew I had to do something! "Austyn across!" I was loud and the meaning was clear, Austyn hurled the ball at me. I was able to stop it perfectly but the goal keeper was approaching quickly. I quickly turned to Austyn and shouted his name. He got the memo and as I kicked the ball towards him he was able to perfectly strike centre goal while the goalkeeper was still distracted with trying to take the ball off me. What I believe I could improve next time to have a positive effect on others is to call one of my other members up, I would be trying to include them so that they have a possible chance of gaining a bit of glory.

__**19/03/15**__- Today was my second soccer game session for week 3. As team manager of the Yellow team my interpersonal skills are to Communicate Effectively, Solve Problems and Co-operate with others. I believe I demonstrated my interpersonal skills of Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems today. These interpersonal skills occurred at relatively the same point. Normally, as manager it is not my duty to help set up the fields but as I arrived on the pitch and I noticed that no one was helping Ebon to set up the goals. This problem was a complete nonsensical one and it didn't take much to fix. All it took for some super cool people to lend a helping hand. In this case it was Austyn, Cam and I. This affected the time it took for the game to start. We were able to kick off the game quicker than usual allowing a higher chance for each team to verse each other. What I could improve next time which will be a more positive affect on others is to without a thought go help up set the goals even if I am not an equipment organiser. This would be a good influence on the floating people around me as it may lead to everyone working together increasing they're social responsibility meaning that the games would start nearly instantly. When it came to setting up one of the fields. I observed both goals being set up and noticed that the goal that Ebon was a bit far stretched. "Move the left pole inwards 3 steps!" I shouted this from across the field. Ebon got it on point and the goals were close to perfect. Personally, according to how the situations turned out I believe I couldn't have done anything better. But if we are ever to have more trouble, what I could do next time which would be a positive affect on others is to personally tell Ebon how wide the goals are, this would mean that he would remember it for next time. For example, 10 footsteps- heel to toe wide. This would stop me from shouting across the field and using it for the real game. As team manager my last interpersonal skill is to co-operate with others. I showed the skill of co-operation with others by successfully not getting into arguments. It wasn't much of a challenge because I'm not usually the one to get into conflict but today was very necessary not to get into arguments as we had only 4 players and this is the time where we need to be at our best. I effectively demonstrated the interpersonal skill of co-operation by sharing the ball with my team mates. Luckily, we worked really well together whereby we individually knew exactly where to be so we could pass the ball smoothly to each other. Furthermore, our encouragement of each other was really great as it made us play indubitably skillful. In consequence, we were able to win the game 2-1 which really came as a general shock to us as we played the opposition with 5 players- their whole team. What I could improve next time to have a more positive affect on others is to pass the ball more as I noticed that I was holding to the ball for a tiny bit longer than I should have. This would mean that my team mates will have an equal chance at going for goal as I.

Week Four

Session One- Today was session one of week 4 meaning that this week is the last week to show how socially responsible we are. As Manager of the Yellow team my 3 interpersonal skills are to Communicate Effectively, Solve Problems and Co-operate with others. I believe I achieved the skill of communicating effectively today through the way I shouted out to my team mates to mark their opponents. "Austyn, mark Josh!" My sharp and well called call was able to get my team with the ball as I carefully observed the oppositions next move. What I could improve which would have a more positive affect on others is to call like I did today more which would impact my team in the long run as we would possibly be consistent with our wins. I believe I demonstrated my interpersonal skill of Solving Problems today. I executed this skill when our team was getting a bit upset with each other. We came close to hitting rock bottom when the opposition was 2-0 against us. This infuriated a few of my team members which led them striking out on some of our own. I personally know that taking it out on your team isn't the right way to go so I kept my head high and simply encouraged them to keep going and stay positive. "It'd algood guys, we got this in the bag. Let's try it again. We can do this!" Through this I was able to soften the situation and team Yellow was maneuvering around the opposition momentously different- we were a whole other team. Our passes got smoother, our calls got louder. It was such an awesome sight to see. We were able to draw 2-2 which was really great. What I could improve next time which would have a more positive affect on others is to support with my heart and soul as this would lead our team to ultimate victory as we would be on fire! yeeee Lastly, my third interpersonal skill is to co-operate with others. I believe I executed this skill once the period ended, Once the period was over, and it was time to pack up I saw the perfect opportunity to demonstrate my skill of co-operating with others when I observed Minoj pick up the cones solo. "Minoj! You take the cones on that side of the field and I'll take them on this side of the field." This led to us being efficient and effective so that we wouldn't be late for our next class. What I could improve next time which would have a more positive affect on others is to grab someone else to help me and Minoj as "more the merrier" and due to the fact that more people would notice and which may lead to them possibly taking action too meaning that the P.E lesson could be packed up faster than usual.

Session two-

Today is the second session for week 4, meaning that its the last P.E Soccer game session ever. I must say I'm a bit sad to be leaving Wikispaces so soon. You've been good to me, friend. Lol! Anyway moving on to what really matters here... As team manager my interpersonal skills are to Communicate Effectively, Solve Problems and Co-operate with others. Today, I believe I communicated effectively. I demonstrated this skill in all games of today as I called loud and clear. "I'm open Austyn!" Austyn clearly had a good sight of where I was and lobbed the ball in the empty space currently being held by me. This was great as it impacted one of the game results. Due to my effective communication I was able to receive the ball and strike the ball into the goal while the Goaly was distracted. This led to team Yellow winning 1-0 against this tricky opposition. Since there is no next time I personally believe on the base of what I demonstrated today, that my calling was close to perfect. If we are ever to play soccer again though I think that I could have called a bit louder and really put my whole heart soul into it.

My second interpersonal skill is to Solve Problems. I executed this skill today when the time came to verse one of the competitions most trickiest teams- the Black team. As we were busy playing hard one of their goals scored against us went above the goal posts. My team was saying it was clearly no goal and the opposition was saying exactly the opposite- a tad ironic. Cam and the oppositions ref tried to discuss on whether it was a goal or not but at the time it was very hard to decide since both teams were determined to win. I solved this problem when I proposed that the team is aloud one more shot at goal and only the Goaly is aloud to block it. At the time the Goaly was Cam and as my team member I had faith in the bro. They kind of all agreed and so the plan was underway. This resulted in Cam blocking the goal which was awesome but wasn't enough to win the game as Black striked back and was able get a goal right under our noses. The end score was 1-0 to Black. Even though it was a loss for Yellow I still believe it was better than being defeated 2-0. As it is the last soccer game session there is no next time. Regarding this, based on the way I assessed the situation I believe that I couldn't have done anything better as my call softened any lingering complications between our teams that may have remained if events occurred differently.

Lastly, my third interpersonal skill is to Co-operate with others. I believe I demonstrated this with Ebon when it was time for the warm up. I decided to show him some of my drills that I learnt at club training. I taught him how he could possibly trick the opposing player to think that he was heading one way but really was heading the opposite. I taught him how he could improve the way he kicks the ball. Due to my co-operation with him in the warm he was able to take it into the real game. As we played I saw that Ebon successfully maneuvered around the opposing player by stepping over the ball, leaving the opposing player dumbfounded for almost 2 seconds. This was great as I was able to teach my team mate something that I learned previously and used it for our teams own good. What I could improve to the possible next time to have a more positive affect on others if we ever have another match of footy is to try teach Ebon a bit more of what I know. This would be a positive impact as I would have taught Ebon something and he will be able to use it in the future games of soccer he plays.