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The Clear Correction Plan

Name the action. Teach the standard. Require a useful repair.

10–15 minutes to build the planFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to How to Coach Accountability Without Humiliating Athletes.

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Example: equipment was left in the shared walkway. I name the action, restate the taught storage rule, ask for the equipment to be put away, and check that my own example follows the same rule. I use the program’s established process for any further concern.

01State what actually happened

Describe an observable action without a character label or an invented motive.

Action observed

Effect on safety, learning, or trust

Standard already taught

Instruction needing clarification

02Prepare the correction

Use a suitable setting and the actual program safeguards. Do not improvise punishment exercise.

My plain correction in one sentence

Appropriate setting / visibility

Relevant program policy / contact

Support or explanation the athlete needs

03Give a repair and a return

Choose a proportionate next action inside the established program process.

Useful repair step

What I need to demonstrate again

When I will check understanding

What returning to the standard looks like

04Check the adult example

The same standard should not change with ability, status, or favoritism.

Have I applied this standard consistently?

My own behavior needing correction

Issue requiring administrator support

One change to my teaching