Process Goal Setting Practice
Mindset
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Develop a growth mindset by setting process goals (how to improve) rather than outcome goals (winning or losing) before each practice.
What you need
- field hockey sticks
- field hockey ball
- cones
- small notebooks
Your focus
Process goals focus on things the athlete can control, which develops a healthy mindset toward improvement. Players who set process goals are more resilient after losses and more consistent performers. Goal-setting is a mindset skill that requires practice.
At the start of practice, each player writes one process goal (e.g., 'look up every time I receive the ball today').
Players practice normally, holding their process goal in mind.
At the end of practice, rate 1-10 how well they lived their process goal.
Discuss: what made it easy or hard to focus on the process goal?
Helpful cues
- Outcome goals are the destination; process goals are the map
- You can always control the process
- Rate your process, not the score
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Coach assigns the same process goal to all players.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Players set two process goals and ask a teammate to monitor one of them.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.