A Reflection Of Observation Of A Private Wrestling Practice

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There are many different ways to observe people in order to gather information. For this assignment we had to observe a group of people and analyze their nonverbal behaviors. I decided to go observe my friend Isaiah coach his wrestling practice. He holds a private wrestling practice for about four to five kids a couple times a week. Three of the kids are in eight grade and the other two are freshman in high school. The location for this practice is by Lakewood. One of the kid’s dad owns a few acres of land where their house is and he built a nice shed in the backyard that has wrestling mats and weight lifting equipment in it. When I went to observe the practice, I noticed that once all the kids showed up to shed Isaiah got them going by getting …show more content…

As soon as you walk into the shed you notice the walls are all covered in posters and quotes that help you stay motivated to succeed and never give up. You then notice the well organized structure of the room, the wrestling mats were specifically placed in certain areas to allow for the weights to be in the wrestling room as well. There is a big garage door at one end of the building that once is opened gives you access to tire workouts and sprints. The building has a very nice stereo system that also helps keep the kids focused. I feel like the function of this nonverbal is the way to room is set up, as soon as you walk in the room you feel a sudden urge to get better and practice …show more content…

If one of the kids didn’t know how to do something you could instantly tell by their facial expressions, they instantly look flustered and start looking around the room at the other kids doing the move just trying to figure it out. If they still can’t figure it out they will gesture to the coach to have him come help. I feel like when one of the kids could not figure the move out they got frustrated thinking that everyone was looking at them. The function of this nonverbal was because the kids have to use different body movements, gestures or just make eye contact in order to communicate with the coach. The small gestures the kids made to the coach also allowed him to see what the kids were and were not

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