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POST-COMPETITION EVALUATION
Post-Competition Evaluation of the actions taken by the rider in preparing him/herself and the horse mentally, technical, tactical, and physical:
The week before competition
The day before the competition
The morning of competition
The warm-up before the competition
The performance
Include in the evaluation the log book mental skill assessments.
Keep a record in their log books of this evaluation
Discussion:
What was effective, what was not effective, what was missing/
Were there any life issues tha may have been a factor/
What performance goal changes had been integrated from the previous post-competition evaluation?
Did these performance goal changes improve their Ideal Performance State (IPS)
LOG BOOK entries should reflect:
The discussion
Any performance goal changes coming from this evaluation that are desired in the program before the next competition
When these changes would be best integrated
Also note performance goal changes from previous post-competition evaluations of the riders IPS that have been effective
This evaluations takes place at the practice session which follows the competition, usually within the following week.