If a coach wants to produce an evaluation that meaningfully and efficiently evaluates an athlete's performances across practices and games, the key is to If a coach wants to produce an evaluation that meaningfully and efficiently evaluates an athlete's performances across practices and games, the key is to identify the most important performance indicators. evaluate athletes formally at the end of every practice. have athletes create practice and competition assessment forms. ask athletes what skills they most want to improve upon. evaluate athletes informally at the start of each week of training