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Demonstration Viewpoint Check

Name the view before judging how the athlete copied it.

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

Companion to Clarify the Viewpoint Before Calling an Athlete’s Copy Incorrect.

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See a worked example

Hypothetical example: an athlete interpreted a location diagram as a mirror, and the coach names the actual labeled starting reference before the next appropriate explanation.

01Ask which view the athlete thought they saw

Ask which viewpoint the athlete understood.

Viewpoint the athlete described

Direction or location still ambiguous

Words used in the first explanation

02Name the reference the coach actually intends

Identify the responsible coach’s intended reference.

Intended reference for this task

Responsible coach confirming it

Cue needing more exact wording

03Choose an appropriate explanation without improvising technique

Choose an approved clarification method.

Approved diagram or explanatory view

Clarification actually given

Technical question still unresolved

04Check the reference before evaluating the attempt

Check understanding before reviewing the task.

Athlete’s current explanation

Appropriate task observed by the coach

Reference that still needs teaching