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Demonstration Helper Invitation

A public helper role should be clear before it is accepted.

Fifteen minutes for one practical decisionFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to Choose a Demonstration Helper Without Making Refusal a Character Test.

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Hypothetical example: the coach explains a marker-placement role, accepts an athlete’s decline and uses another appropriate willing helper.

01Explain the role before asking for a hand

Describe the specific helper role.

02Choose for this lesson rather than a permanent status

Confirm suitability for the lesson.

03Make an ordinary refusal possible

Offer and record the actual role choice.

04Protect the helper during the explanation

Close the role and return the helper to the group.