Do not simply answer yes or no, but answer the question more effectively. If you are not currently on an athletic
team or coaching, use your most recent team/athletic experience when you answer questions that relate to your
current experience.
You need to include both the questions and your answers when you submit the assignment; do not leave the
questions out. The completed assignment for the module should be 1 – 2 pages.
watch item, Second Dimension: Dualism – Intensity and Focus

 answer the following questions:
1. In relation to the “Balloon Theory,” if you are a current coach are you asking each athlete to know or do
too much? Or have you ever had a coach that asked you to know or do too much?
2. In regard to Skill Acquisition: What can you do as an example to help athletes make skills as “second
nature”?
3. In regard to Automated Performance: Can athletes perform their skill at any time during the contest? Why?
If not, what must you do?
4. When it comes to the 1st Level of Coaching (tactics and techniques) which coach has been your greatest
influence? What made this coach a good teacher?
5. When it comes to the 2nd (mind) and 3rd (heart and soul) levels of coaching, who are the coaches, teachers,
and parents who have influenced your style and philosophy of ministry/coaching?