02. Ask the kid
I want hearing from athletes to be an ordinary part of practice.
How were they feeling before we started? How did the workout feel? What did they notice? They don’t need to have a problem before their answer matters.
Two kids can hit every split and have very different things to tell me about it. I still want the times. I also want their account of what it took to run them.
Then I need to let them answer. Preferably without turning my question into another opportunity to explain something.
They know things about that workout that I don’t. I’d like to hear them.