Information Processing Model:
Football
Passing
- Short
- Long
- Chip
- Through
- Curve
- Back heel
Shooting
- Drive
- Side foot
- Volley
- Laces
- Lob
Tackling
Set Piece:
- Kick-off
- Goal kick
- Penalty kick
- Free kick
- Throwing
- Corner
Dribbling:
- Set over
- Skills
- Sprinting
- Dummying
- Body Swerve
PE GCSE Coursework: Section 2
How do the components of fitness impact on my sport
Cardiovascular endurance – is needed in football a lot because the heart and circulatory system need to meet the demands of the body so that you will be able to play for a longer amount of time and run for longer periods
Muscular Endurance – is the capacity of the muscles to perform repeated contraction at near maximum level, it’s needed in football to perform tackles without becoming fatigued. Without muscular endurance I wouldn’t be able to run at a near maximum level or tackling throughout the 90 minute match period.
Speed – is related to football because being able to run quickly in football gives a distinct advantage. Without speed you wouldn’t be able to run as quick to it or be able to perform a shot.
Strength – is needed in football to do an efficient tackle or how strong we kick the ball. Without strength you wouldn’t be able to play football as it is needed in all actions.
Flexibility - is important in football because it allows you to do things such as hit the ball at a wider angle as well as allowing your shots to be more powerful as it lets you stretch further to get a more powerful shot on the ball.
Agility – This involves the performer’s ability to move in a controlled way and to change direction, turn, and stop and start quickly.
Balance – A sense of balance implies a sense of control. In many sports and games, the concept of balance relates to our ability to keep our center of mass over our base of support.
Co-ordination – occurs as a result of interaction between the body’s motor (movement) system and the nervous system. It enables the various parts of the body to combine in producing a desired movement or sequence of movements. The ability to produce co-ordination movement is necessary for the successful performance of sporting skills.
Speed of Reaction – The speed with which we react to a given situation. Although the precise nature of the responses in each case will be different, the mechanisms involve two closely related processes:
- Reaction time
- Movement time
Timing – This is not always to do with speed. In many cases it is simply about performing a skill at the right time or in the right way so that it is effective. Timing can be influenced by internal mechanisms.
PE GCSE Coursework: Section 3 & 4
I have many different strengths and weaknesses in football
Strengths:
- I am good in a defensive role when the opponent has the ball and im able to tackle and out strength the opponent and retrieve the ball.
- My strengths in football vary a lot which have many uses in my sport. My strengths in football are passing in the main 3 types of ways e.g. Long, short, and through. It is from these that I get my position being “right back” and its useful because I can pass the ball to my team-mates through any length of the field.
- Another skill I have is that I can shoot from a corner confidently as well as having a quick and accurate shot. This is good because it gives my team an advantage when getting a corner kick.
- One of my strengths is also speed and in football it is extremely useful because with some control, you are able to manoeuvre yourself around the pitch and stay one step ahead always.
Weaknesses:
- One of my weaknesses in football is my cardio vascular endurance which is a weakness because it means I tire out quicker meaning I am potentially able to do fewer things.
- Another weakness of mine is accuracy when shooting at the goal.
- A major weakness I have in football is my agility when controlling the ball which lets me down when im having to hold it from opponents.
- My other weakness is heading the ball, I have problems jumping high enough to it and when I do, having enough accuracy to head it where I want.
PE GCSE Coursework: Section 5
In football you get different methods on how to improve certain areas of your sport, they are:
Circuit training is made of a series of exercises. It is most likely to be one of the best flexible forms of training and it can be used to improve any kind of component of fitness.
A circuit usually has 6 to 10 workstations, each developing a particular muscle or component of fitness.
An example of a sport specific training course could be:
- press ups
- sit ups
- squats
- star jumps
- chin ups
- bur pass
- tricep dips
- short rest
- repeat
Continuous training requires you to have your oxygen intake to be matched by the body’s demand for oxygen. It’s needed because if your activity level is too high, your body will run out of oxygen and if it’s too low, there is no real benefit.
Continuous training will improve your cardio-vascular endurance. People use continuous training because it improves all-round fitness. An example of this training in football would be: jogging at a steady rate for 20 minutes or more.
Fartlek training is another form of continuous training but it’s designed to stress the aerobic energy system. The training involves varying the intensity of the exercise (often running). It’s very useful in competition races because you are able to make a surprise attack or respond to one by the opponent. An example of this for my sport would be:
Interval training is doing the specific periods of an activity and resting for a short while, this improves you because if you jog for a specific length, then you can eventually decrease your resting time as you improve. It can be used in football to test your cardio vascular endurance for example: running around half the football pitch and resting for 2 minutes, followed by an improved resting time of 1 minute and 50 seconds etc.
PE GCSE Coursework: Section 6
In this section im going to design a 6 week personal exercise programme to improve three of my weaknesses which are
- heading
- speed
- cardio vascular endurance
Im going to improve these skills because if I have a good cardiovascular endurance then my body is able to pump blood carrying oxygen quicker around the body each time it beats. This helps me because I am able to run or exercise for longer distances.
I want to improve my speed so that I am able to run quicker and get the ball. Heading is one of my weaknesses so I want to improve it so it it can give me an advantage when the ball is in the air.
The training method I’ve chosen to use is called “SMARTER”
Heading:
Specific – By the end of my exercise program I want to be able to confidently, accurately header a ball from a high distance in the air to my chosen target.
Measurable – I will practise headers from inside the penalty box. I will be able to measure it by counting out the number of times I score out of total shots
Accepted – I have agreed with my coach about this goal.
Realistic – It is possible for me to achieve this because I am already to do it so I just need to improve it.
Time – I will be able to achieve this goal by the end of the exercise programme.
Exciting – It is an exciting goal because scoring is fun.
Recorded – I will record myself as I get better e.g. 12 out of 20 headers went in.
Speed:
Specific – By the end im hoping to improve my speed to achieve much quicker running speeds e.g. run 100 metres quicker than 12 seconds.
Measurable – My tests will be measured with time.
Accepted – My coach has agreed with my goal.
Realistic – I can run 100 metres in 12 seconds, I just need to improve it.
Time – I want to achieve this goal half way through my exercise programme.
Exciting – I love running and I’ll do it with friends so it will be fun.
Recorded – I will record my improved results.
Cardio vascular Endurance:
Specific – I want to increase my cardio vascular endurance to me be able to last the whole 90 minutes of a football match
Measurable – I will use continuous training and will measure how long I can run until I tire out.
Accepted – My coach has accepted this as a suitable target.
Realistic – I can last for 60 minutes + so its just about improving.
Time – Im hoping to achieve this by the end of my exercise programme.
Exciting – When you see your opponents tire out it gives you morale, especially if you are still not tired.
Recorded – I will record my results and improve continuously until I reach a suitable target.
