Tips for Your Training Plans: Record Keeping

by | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

If you struggle with record keeping or coming up with plans, I suggest breaking the behavior into very small pieces and focusing on one piece at a time, every time you train, for one month.

In one month, the behavior will become a habit, making it that much easier to add the next small, manageable piece of record keeping and training plan management!

  1. Whenever you train, write down the last rep you did. The next time you train that skill, start with where you left off.

In your second month,

  1. Whenever you train, write down the last rep you did. The next time you train that skill, start with where you left off.
    PLUS
  2. Write down as much as you can remember about the session.


In your third month,

  1. Whenever you train, write down the last rep you did. The next time you train that skill, start with where you left off.
  2. Write down as much as you can remember about the session.
    PLUS
  3. Film the session (you don’t have to watch it)


In your fourth month,

  1. Whenever you train, write down the last rep you did. The next time you train that skill, start with where you left off.
  2. Write down as much as you can remember about the session.
  3. Film the session (you don’t have to watch it)
    PLUS
  4. Write down what you’ll do next time – just a few sentences!

In your fifth month,

  1. Whenever you train, write down the last rep you did. The next time you train that skill, start with where you left off.
  2. Write down as much as you can remember about the session.
  3. Film the session (you don’t have to watch it)
  4. Write down what you’ll do next time – just a few sentences!
  5. Watch your video. Edit your notes as needed.

    In six months time, you’ll be a record keeping pro!

Need more help with your training plans and record keeping? Join me this Thursday, April 2nd for my Training Plans Webinar. Sign up here.

2 Comments

  1. unfairly dismissed

    I cannot thank you enough for the blog. Fantastic.

    • Megan Foster

      You’re so welcome! I’m glad it is helpful to you!

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Megan Foster

FOUNDER, FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN AGILITY

I have been training in agility nearly my entire life. With seventeen years of experience, I have had the opportunities to work with hundreds of dogs within a large variety of breeds.

I began my agility journey with an American Eskimo and a Westie. In 1999, I began competing with my first Shetland Sheepdog, Buddy. Buddy’s lesson to me was about connection and bond. While running him, I knew that agility was what I was meant to do.