Giving and receiving feedback: Indoor soccer reflection

The interpersonal skill I demonstrated during our game of indoor soccer was giving and receiving feedback. Sometimes feedback can be delivered in a negative way, making the person receiving the feedback feel offended or put down. The trick to giving feedback is to always start with a positive compliment then link it to what they should improve on.

For example, instead of saying to your team player "don't just kick it anywhere" say something like "Hey you have a powerful kick, but try and aim for where your kicking". This informs the team player that they are doing well and now have something to work on, keeping this person busy.

Giving and receiving feedback is an important interpersonal skill because it boosts the players performance which also means more confidence from the team, also this gives an advantage to other teams without confidence. If there was no feedback going around the team, or if it was negative feedback, team players will only feel put down, reducing their confidence to keep playing.

The effect giving and receiving feedback had on my team during our game of indoor soccer was they felt more motivated to play. Also there were more smiles coming from the players. But I think next time I can improve this by giving more feedback and hopefully receiving more feedback from my team players.

Thank You :)