Scene to read · Self-awareness, Communication
Most balls lost
You play midfield for an adult recreational soccer team and think of yourself as its safest passer.
The team has started using a statistics app. After the match, at a clubhouse table with the rest of the squad within earshot, your coach, Harsh, slides the tablet across to you: it shows you have lost the ball more than anyone this season. Your teammate Zhen leans in.
The scene
Harsh: Guess who tops the giveaway chart. Most balls lost all season.
Zhen: To be fair, the app counts every missed long ball. You try the hard ones.
Harsh: True. Or the hard ones aren't working. I'd like you sitting deeper next week.
Zhen: The whole team's listening. Come on, safest passer, what's the verdict?
The two questions
- 1How would you respond, in front of the team?
- 2What makes it hard to accept evidence that contradicts how you see yourself?
What raters look for
- Self-awareness
- Recognizes own biases, limits and emotions, and seeks and uses feedback.
- Communication
- Listens first, speaks clearly and respectfully, and adapts the message to the listener.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
