SMART principle

Question 1

What does the S in SMART stand for?

Answer 1

Specific

Question 2

What does the A in SMART stand for?

Answer 2

Achievable

Question 3

What does the R in SMART stand for?

Answer 3

Recorded

Question 4

What does the T in SMART stand for?

Answer 4

Timed (Time bound)

Question 5

What is it meant by specific?

Answer 5

Targets must be specific to that sport

Question 6

What is it meant by measurable?

Answer 6

Must be measured and comparable

Question 7

What is it meant by achievable?

Answer 7

Must be challenging butreachable

Question 8

What is it meant by recorded?

Answer 8

To monitor success / achievements to track progress

Question 9

What is it meant by time bound?

Answer 9

Set for a particular time to be completed

Question 10

Give an example of a specific target.

Answer 10

‘To take 0.5 seconds off my personal best’

Question 11

Give an example of a measurable target.

Answer 11

‘I will time my runs every training sessions for the next 5 weeks of training’

Question 12

Give an example of a achievable target.

Answer 12

‘My coach & i have devised the training programme around improving leg power for my start’

Question 13

Give an example of a recorded target.

Answer 13

‘I will record my times for each run over the next 5 weeks. Each time will be recorded to monitor my improvement’

Question 14

Give an example of a time bound.

Answer 14

‘We agreed to do the training programme 4x per week for the next five weeks’