Player Assessment Form

Part of the 1-1 Remote coaching programme

Player Assessment

Player Name: ____________________________

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Style Analysis

The way a Judo player fights is as unique as a fingerprint; like fingerprints there are similarities between players which we can identify. These are referred to as “style”

Left or right hander

Do you fight left or right handed (primarily)? ___________________

Lead hand

Which hand do you start gripping with? _______________________

How would you describe the way you fight:

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Fighting Style
Simon Hicks of “Fighting Films” relates that there are 4 main “styles” of gripping, based on the grip and posture that players take, please put a tick in the box which most matches the way you fight.

q Standard – Japanese mid lapel, mid sleeve grip

q Russian – Extreme left or right grip (over the back)

q Wrestler – Extremely low/crouched posture, bent over

q Korean – Double lapel grip (rare outside Korea, used by Jeon)

Examples of the three main styles:

STANDARD	Russian
Wrestler

STANDARD

Russian

Wrestler

Kumi-Kata

Gleeson chart

On the chart below please mark first where you would grip against a right handed fighter then against a left handed fighter.

Mark the chart by placing a “X” at the spot where you would grip with one of the following numbers next to it to indicate the specifics of the hand used and if it is against a left or right fighter:

	Left Hand	Right Hand
Against right-handed fighter	1	2
Against left-handed fighter	3	4

Technique Anlysis

Tachi-waza

What is your Tokui waza (favourite/most effective technique)

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Entry attack:

What technique do you use to open your opponent for your tokui waza (if any)

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Followup attack

What technique do you use to follow up after tokui waza if it does not suceed (if any)

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Transition attack

What technique do you use to follow up on the ground after your tokui waza (if any)

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Which are your techniques against right handers?

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Which are your techniques against left handers?

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Fitness Test

This is a Judo specific fitness test that can be conducted in 4 minutes.Please perform the test as detailed below and record the repetitions and heart rates requested.

The test is composed of three exercises, each lasting one minute (total three minutes).

You must try to execute the highest number of repetitions possible of each exercise without rest between one exercise and another.

At the end of the test, you should take your pulse, then take your pulse again one minute later.

1. The tunnel / leap frog

Working in pairs. The helper is with legs straight and apart, trunk bent forward with the back at the height of the subject.

At the command of "HAJIME" the subject jumps over the helper, goes over and through the helper's legs. This complete movement is one repetition.

At the end of the minute, the same subject must start the second exercise.

2. Sit-ups (abdominals Lying face up with the legs separated and slightly flexed with the hands behind the head, the test subject, without wasting time between the first and second exercises, start to do sit ups touching the elbow to the opposite knee. After touching the elbow to the knee, both elbows must touch the ground (mat). Each sit up counts as one repetition which should de added to the total of the first test.

3. Jumping from one side to the other of a bench (the bench is 30 cm in height)

On hearing the commands "change" the test subject leaves the position of sit ups and without pausing goes alongside a bench positioned nearby. The test subject jumps from one side of the bench to the other. The feet must leave and touch the ground at same time but it is not essential for the feet to be together. Every time the floor is touching is counted as one repetition.

At the end of the minute the third exercise and the test is completed.

The total number of repetitions of the three exercises is counted. (Not for each individual exercises).

You should now take your pulse and record it, then wait one minute and take your pulse again and record it.

Total Number of Repetitions = ___________________________

Pulse at end of exercise = ______________________ BPM

Pulse after one minute rest = ______________________ BPM

Psychology

Lifestyle Management

Personal Profile (Butler 1998)

Write 10-12 important qualities/factors around the outside of the spiders web which affect your Judo and/or your normal life.

Evaluate each on a scale of one to ten (ie. for confidence a score of 1 would indicate no confidence at all where as 10 would indicate always confident and unable to improve) in terms of your current abilities.

Don’t think about it too long – trust your first impression.

Mark on spiders web with a thick line

Then evaluate each quality using the same scale in terms of where you think each of you abilities needs to be to in order to be successful. Shade the appropriate number of segments for that quality starting from the middle (make sure you can still see the line indicating your current opinion of that quality)

You may also want to use different colours to make it clearer

PEST

The PEST tool is designed to help you explore the environment that you do Judo within. Please write in each of the boxes factors that affect your Judo and life. Under political for example you might put a relationship between your coach and the national body. Under economic you might mention funding availability for Judo. For technological think about training facilities etc.

Political

Economic

Social

Technological

Environmental

Other?

SWOT analysis template

The previous PEST tool hopefully will have helped you focus on areas that affect you. In the boxes below please write down what things you consider to be your strengths and then your weaknesses, these can be both internal and external. (ie. You might consider confidence a strength as well as a good gym)

After this, write down the threats and opportunities that you face. For example an opportunity might be getting selected to compete in an international event and threat might be a niggly injury or an up and coming player in your category.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Goal Setting

In this section please write down what goals you have, please do this quickly without giving it too much consideration. Write down your “gut” reponse. If you do not immediately come up with an answer, please say so.

Long-term

What would you consider your “big”goal(s)?

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Medium

What goals would you consider as medium term goals?

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Short

What goals would you consider as medium term goals?

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Preparation

In this section we examine the factors affecting your preparation

Weight Management

Standard/Actual weight

Please weight yourself and record your weight in kilograms.

__________________________ KG

Weight category

Please write down the weight category you fight in:

__________________________ KG

Drift weight

Your drift weight is the amount of weight you lose overnight(when fully hydrated, etc). To calsulate this weight please weight yourself just before going to bed and again upon waking. Record the two weights below:

Night weight: ______________ kg Morning weight: ________________ kg

Subtract the morning weight from the Night weight to calculate your drift weight.

Drift Weight: _______________

Judo Training

In this section please briefly describe a normal weeks training for you (JUDO ONLY). Please include and give an indication of durations, frequency and intensity. Please also include what you would consider the “plusses” and “minusses” of your normal training week.

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Complementary Training

In this section please briefly outline what other training you do in a training week.

Gym

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Running

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Other Sports (Cross training)

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Suppleness/Flexibility

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Nutrition

In this section please briefly describe your dietary habits in a typical training week. Please give a simple description of what you perceive as the strengths and weaknesses of your diet.

Whilst writing this down, please include both foods and fluids.

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Player Assessment

Player Name: ____________________________

Style Analysis

Left or right hander

Lead hand

Fighting StyleSimon Hicks of “Fighting Films” relates that there are 4 main “styles” of gripping, based on the grip and posture that players take, please put a tick in the box which most matches the way you fight.

Examples of the three main styles:

Kumi-Kata

Gleeson chart

Technique Anlysis

Tachi-waza

What is your Tokui waza (favourite/most effective technique)

Entry attack:

Followup attack

Transition attack

Which are your techniques against right handers?

Which are your techniques against left handers?

Fitness Test

Psychology

Lifestyle Management

Personal Profile (Butler 1998)

PEST

SWOT analysis template

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Goal Setting

Long-term

Medium

Short

Preparation

Standard/Actual weight

Weight category

Drift weight

Judo Training

Complementary Training

Gym

Running

Other Sports (Cross training)

Suppleness/Flexibility

Nutrition

Fighting Style
Simon Hicks of “Fighting Films” relates that there are 4 main “styles” of gripping, based on the grip and posture that players take, please put a tick in the box which most matches the way you fight.