Running Head: Capstone Project Proposal 1

Capstone Project Proposal

Emma Brooks
Career Life and Post-Secondary
Mr. Koshman
September 18, 2017
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Name: Emma Brooks

CAPSTONE FORMAL PROPOSAL APPLICATION FORM

Date: September 6 2017

Career or Area of Interest: developing beneficial coaching techniques for young

divers

1. Attached Timeline Completion Dates Handout

2. Attached a separate word document with the following questions.

Questions:

1. Reason for choosing this career or area of interest (briefly explain why you chose
this career/interest and what you hope to learn from completing this project).

2. What prior knowledge (if any) do you already have which relates to this project?
(Explain how this project will help you gain new knowledge or information)

3. How will completing this project help make a connection between your academic
and career goals?

4. List any other related information that you feel should be included in the
Proposal.

I understand the responsibilities to submit my Capstone materials by the deadline date

established in my timeline and in maintaining academic honesty and integrity. My
Capstone Project will be presented on: January 17 2018

Student Signature: Date:

I understand the responsibilities of my son/daughter in submitting his/her Capstone

materials by the deadline date established in the timeline and in maintaining academic
honesty and integrity.

Parent Signature: Date:

Approved: Yes No
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Career Life Connections Teacher Signature:

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Name: Emma Brooks

CAPSTONE TIMELINE COMPLETION DATES HANDOUT

Expected Completion Project or Assignment Date

Date Completed
September 15 2017 Capstone Formal Proposal
Application Form
September 26 2017 Draft Career Research
Paper
September 29 2017 Final Draft Career
Research Paper
October 3 2017 Portfolio
Cover Page
October 5 2017 Portfolio
Table of Contents
October 9 2017 Portfolio
Introduction
October 13 2017 Goals

October 20 2017 Resume

October 25 2017 Cover Letter

October 30 2017 Reference Letter

November 3 2017 Scholarship or Job

Application

November 10 2017 Thank you Letter

scholarship or job interview
November 14 2017 Include 3 projects or
achievements you are
proud of:

1.___________________

2.___________________

3.___________________
November 17 2017 List Extra-Curricular
Activities / Awards &
Recognitions
November 22 2017 Reflection
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Expected Completion Project or Assignment Date

Date Completed
December 8 2017 Capstone Presentation
Content
December 13 2017 Capstone Presentation
Organization
December 20 2017 Capstone Presentation
Delivery
January 3 2017 Capstone Presentation
Visual Aides Powerpoint,
Prezi or TriFold Board
January 10 2017 Capstone Presentation
Model, book, pamphlet,
artwork, or demonstrate a
skill
January 17 2017 FINAL Capstone
Presentation

I understand the responsibilities to submit my Capstone materials by the deadline date

established in my timeline and in maintaining academic honesty and integrity. My
Capstone Project will be presented on:

Student Signature: Date:

Parent Signature: Date: __________

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Introduction

For my capstone project I decided to study beneficial coaching techniques that will help

me successfully coach my divers, also study skills that will help them develop needed techniques

during their diving career. For my project I would like to achieve success through coaching my

divers and seeing a physical difference throughout their diving. I will put the coaching

techniques that I will be studying to the test, which will give me the change to develop a good

understanding of what skills work with my divers and what ones dont. Understanding what

coaching skills benefit the kids most will also help develop their diving as well.

Reason for Choosing this Area of Interest

I chose beneficial coaching skills for young divers as my topic of interest because

coaching is what I enjoy doing and it is something that I am very passionate about. I work with

small children so being able to see a difference in their focus and in their physical capabilities is

an amazing thing to be a-part of, advancing my coaching skills to better their capabilities is

something I want to achieve through my capstone studies. I want to educate myself on the

coaching skills that help my divers most, and understand which coaching techniques arent

useful for my age group of divers. I also would like to see if my new coaching skills have an

impact on their diving, I will see this by comparing their competition scores from last year to this

year in December.

Prior Knowledge on my Topic

I started spring board and platform diving at the age of seven with an Olympic level

coach, I dove until the age of fourteen. At the age of fourteen I decided to become a coach

because I was inspired by my former coach. Ive been a coach now for about three years now,

starting at the beginner level. In the last two years I have been working with my mini
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competition team which is made up of five to seven year olds that show promise in diving. I

have also worked with the junior competition team which is eight to thirteen year olds. Ive

gained knowledge through other high level coaches that I have been working with throughout my

three years as a coach. Im surrounded daily by Olympic and national level coaches and I am

constantly learning new things, with this project I will be able to take their advice and also take

the skills that I will be studying and apply it to my divers to see an improvement.

Connections to My Career Goals

After high school and post-secondary school I would like to become a lawyer that

specializes in child custody and childrens rights. Being a coach has taught me to have patience

with children and understand their limits. Being good with kids and understanding how their

brains are working through stressful and painful situations is something that I have experience in.

Diving is not an easy sport, especially with young kids. Having a background in coaching and

working with children will help me further develop my skills with children to accomplish my

career goals.

Conclusion

Through this project I want to successfully develop skills that will further enhance my

divers capabilities, mentally and physically. I will complete this task by studying beneficial

coaching skills and applying them during my classes at the pool and gym. Throughout my

project I plan to stay organized and push myself to try new things so Im able to accomplish my

goals at the end of this Capstone project.

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