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It is important to make sure that your goals are useful. They need to be clear and achieveable for you. A good way to do this is to make sure your goals are SMART:

• Specific - is your goal specific to your weakness? Does your goal provide a specific situation you want to achieve your goal in?
• Measurable - is it easy to measure if you have achieved your goal? Does it make use of figures that allow for ease of comparisons?
• Adjustable - are you remembering that you may need to change your goal at some point as a consequence of injury, illness and/or progress?
• Realistic - is your goal challenging but not too over-reaching? Does it make use of data collection results or past performances in recent training sessions?
• Timely - does your goal provide an end date that you want to achieve this by?

Answering the above questions allows you to successfully set goals for your development plan. This is because:

• Having a specific goal gives your development plan a clear focus: your weakness. This can lead to you selecting approaches that are relevant to your area of development.
• Making your goal measurable by including a figure will make it easier to see if you have reached that goal.
• Reminding yourself to adjust your goals to account for any injury or illness that may occur will ensure your goal remains achievable to your ability levels.
• Having a goal that is realistically challenging will give you a motivation boost. You will work even harder and do more after training to help you get to the next level.
• Placing an end date on your goal will boost your mental toughness when you are struggling in a session, as you know you need to reach your goal by a certain time. This can lead to you persevering and pushing through in order to avoid hitting a plateau.