Assessing Your Communication Style The exercise below will assist you in thinking about how you are delivering your messages to your athletes, both verbally and nonverbally. Make the selections you think most accurately reflect how you communicate most of the time. Be honest to answer how you really communicate, not how you wish you communicate. After filling out the assessment form, click on the "Get Score" button to total your answers (click "Clear" to start over). In calculating your grand total, 1 point is assigned for each answer of "Never," 2 points for each "Sometimes," and 3 points for each "Often." Your grand total corresponds to the table at the bottom of the page.

As a Coach, I . . . Never Sometimes Often Use two-way communication Am an active listener Value what the athlete has to say Clearly state what I mean Communicate consistently from day to day Encourage athlete-coach communication Have a positive approach when I communicate Make sure the athlete understood what I intended to say Give ample feedback and instructions Am aware of the effect of my nonverbal communication Make sure that my nonverbal communication supports my words Speak at a level so that my athletes understand me Break down skills into small tasks Am able to explain sport skills clearly and logically      Totals      Grand Total

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