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Player evaluation form

A player evaluation works when it describes what the player did, not who they are, names one or two things to work on with a way to work on them, and lets the player set their own goal. This free form is built that way.

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[Club name]

Player Evaluation

Soccer version

Player

Team

Coach

Period

Skills I saw this period Circle one. Leave it blank if you didn't see it.

Skill	Strength	Steady	Working on it	Not seen this period
Technical
Passing
Attacking
Defending
Game IQ
Athleticism

Mindset Kept separate from skills

Mindset	Strength	Steady	Working on it	Not seen this period
Effort
Composure
Leadership
Coachability

What I saw you do well (2 or 3) Describe the moment, not the person

What to work on next (1 or 2), each with how The habit or drill, not just the problem

A question for you Something to notice or try before next time

Your goal (player writes this) Your next step, in your words

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How to fill it in

Five habits that make it land.

Describe what they did, not who they are. The moment and the habit, never a label.
Two or three things, not ten. Fewer lands better.
Every 'work on' says how. A problem with no next step is a judgment, not feedback.
13 and under: lead with what to do. 14 and up: say what you saw, then what to do. Plain, never harsh.
Let the player write the goal. Against their own last period.

Why it's built this way

Every line on this form has a reason.

Built on more than 100 published studies on how to deliver feedback so it sticks.

The research →

Describe what they did, not who they are.

Feedback about the person, even praise, leads children to give up sooner than feedback about what they did.

Kamins & Dweck, 1999

Always give a next step.

Good feedback answers where am I going, how am I doing, and what's next. 'What's next' is the one most often left out.

Hattie & Timperley, 2007

Fewer things land better.

People recall only a fraction of the written comments they get, so two or three beats ten.

Winstone et al., 2017

Let the player own the goal.

Players who set their own goals stick with them better than players handed goals.

Kyllo & Landers, 1995

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Harbor 2028 BoysCoach Barton's notes on Beckett since the last update

Wed Sep 30

Beckett still needs to work on his right hand a bit. I mean, I'm sorry, his left hand a bit. I also want him communicating a little more. He needs to be louder on the field, call for the ball more, help direct traffic a little more.

Beckett needs to work on his off-ball cutting. He's standing still. His teammates can't find him. He needs to find the opening and show.

Fri Sep 11

Beckett has an excellent right hand.

Today at practice, Beckett was really sharp on ground balls.

In the game against Northside, I think it was on fire. His dodges were on point.

Thu Sep 3

His riding is a problem though. He jogs back and lets the defenders walk it out clean. Composure was good. He stayed level when the game got chippy in the third.

He forces the long ones across the field, communication is strong, he's calling out slides all game.

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Turned into Beckett's update

A summaryEvery practice and game since the last update, written to the player

StrengthsWhat they're doing well, and where it showed up

Areas to developWhat to work on, ending with a question for the player

Reference playersPlayers to watch for their areas to develop

DrillsSolo drills for their areas to develop

In your sport's languageThe words and phrases your sport actually uses, from millions of words of real coaching

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