Giving effective feedback
Volume
How much feedback was provided?
A good coach will provide feedback in short, sharp bursts. This will help a performer as they can easily remember the positives and negatives of their performance.
However, if a coach was to provide too much feedback, a performer could become bored and lose concentration. This would result in them not taking in information. This would decrease their chances of improving further.
Information
Does the coach provide information or strategies on how to improve a weakness?
This is a crucial part of the feedback process as it goes beyond saying something was weak; it also provides a path forward to improve the weakness.
In addition, when providing positive feedback, a coach should provide information on why it was good. This will allow the performer to keep doing this and maintain this strength.