Strengths of the Performer
Weaknesses of the Performer
* A tall player who is quick to react when the ball goes into the penalty area.
* Always wins headers, and is very good at heading the ball, both in defensive and attacking situations
* Very fast runner, so he is good as tracking back and counter attacking.
* Enjoys playing football, therefore he is always very well motivated and enthusiastic.
* Very good team player, always passing and keeping the motivation of the rest of team on a high.
* Always puts full effort into his football, and always gives 100%, very assertive defender.
* not very good at tackling, as he goes to ground too early, allowing the opponent to run past.
* Cannot seem to progress to other positions in the team,
* Sometimes misses important matches and training due to his lack of transport available to him from where he lives.
* He has a tendency to become over aroused when playing in important matches.
* Very poor flexibility and this could prove to be a major weakness when tackling or jumping, as injury may be more likely to occur.
* Motivation tends to drop and less effort and concentration is put into his performance when under achieving.
The weakness of poor tackling technique, means that Amit is often being called up by the referee for fouls.
Because of his ethnic background, and his height, he is automatically placed in a defensive position in the team by the coach that involves him having to out jump and overpower opponents.
Another key weakness is Amit's poor flexibility. With poor flexibility, he would have more chance of getting injured when playing football, and since he is a defender, he would also need to tackle a lot, and he would be more likely to be injured.
The following assignment will use 6 topics form sport and P.E to overcome performer's weaknesses to help them achieve the goal of representing his county.
) Principles Of Training (Module 3)
The topic to help the performer is 'Principles Of Training'. This can be used to help the weakness of lack of flexibility.
This topic is relevant to my performer because if the performer did not do training that follows the 'principles of training', then adaptations could not be improved. Future training must therefore adopt the principles of training to ensure improvement.
The principles are the rules which you should use to organise a training session on to bring about the most adaptations in the body. They are relevant to the performer as they are essential in organising training sessions to help improve those weaknesses that are physiological in nature. The performer has the physiological weakness of a lack of flexibility; these can be improved by using the principles of training.
Football does not solely rely on good and well-learnt techniques, but successful players of the game will also have good levels of general and specific fitness. The range of training techniques that could be undertaken by Amit to improve his game are vast. Specificity in the programme is crucial since its his football performance that must be improved, all training should be relevant to the goal. When doing flexibility training, he must work on the specific muscles that need improving for football, in Amit, these are the majority of his lower body, including leg muscles.
Overload must be achieved in order for changes to occur. Amit will undergo overload when his body is put through a greater force than previously, he will feel some kind of discomfort to achieve it. Once overload is achieved it should be continual resulting in progression. Amit may only have been able to bend his leg back and hold it for 10 seconds, but in the programme he may have to hold it for 15-20 seconds to bring about overload.
Rest is essential because unless Amit rests, his body will not have time to make the adaptations ...
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Overload must be achieved in order for changes to occur. Amit will undergo overload when his body is put through a greater force than previously, he will feel some kind of discomfort to achieve it. Once overload is achieved it should be continual resulting in progression. Amit may only have been able to bend his leg back and hold it for 10 seconds, but in the programme he may have to hold it for 15-20 seconds to bring about overload.
Rest is essential because unless Amit rests, his body will not have time to make the adaptations so his football will improve.
The body will also have to repair itself ready for the next training session.
Amit's flexibility training should be spread out carefully over the week such as Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday.
Warm-up and cool-down are essential in helping to prevent injury from occurring to hinder Amit's chances of succeeding at his chosen sport of football.
At any time if Amit decides to stop training or is unable to train, the, performance in relation to his fitness, will decrease even if his skills do not, the principles of reversibility states this. The body will eventually return to the present level of fitness.
2) GUIDANCE (MODULE 1)
The topic to help the performer is guidance. This can be used to improve the weakness of a poor tackling technique. This topic is relevant to the performer because although Amit has several strengths in his performance, there are also some problems with his poor tackling techniques amongst other small technical problems whicc guidance will help overcome.
In important matches he often has a tendency to panic and dive into the tackle, often missing the ball, or conceding a free kick.
Guidance will be used on Amit to reduce any uncertainty he has, creating a picture of the correct way to help him tackle more effectively without diving in, whilst helping to motivate him.
Guidance comes in three forms; these are verbal, visual and manual/ mechanical. Guidance is relevant to Amit as he has the technical weakness of a tendency to dive into tackles in important matches, which guidance will hep overcome. Visual guidance is useful for all levels of performers, including Amit, since it involves showing a model of the skill to be learnt. Beginners tend to benefit the most but because Amit has only been playing for under a year, it would still be highly effective to him. Amit could be shown a new move since he only had limited range of moves to use in games and is not very efficient tackler. Of the senses, vision is highly powerful and easiest to remember. Amit's coach should be able to help him tackle more confidently and assertively, enabling him to tackle and win the ball much easier and effectively than previously. The coach could use videos, diagrams, charts and models to show him the correct or best technique to use when tackling.
Verbal guidance can also help give feedback on his problem areas but also to enhance his strengths. Key words could enable Amit to focus specificity on the given area. To be efficient however, the guidance must be short, easy to understand and clear. It must also be relevant to the performer and enable an improvement in technique. It is important that verbal instructions are not too long, the only problem with using this guidance, is since Amit is new to football, he may find it is less effective due to the gaps and lack of depth in his knowledge of football and many techniques.
Manual guidance can help if he is moved in to the correct position, and doing a side-on stop so that he has the choice of which direction to turn and run when tackling. Manual guidance can be problematic die to the way in which it does not present the true proprioceptive feelings of movements.
The performer should receive a combination of all forms of guidance to maximise learning.
Alongside this the performer may have preferred forms that should be investigated. The performer receiving guidance will overcome the weakness of poor tackling technique. Which will improve performance by ensuring that he stops more opponents without fouling and by not going to ground early, less opponents will get past him, so less chance of a goal being scored by the opposition.
3)RACISM (MODULE 2)
The topic to help the performer is racism. This can be used to help be aware of lack of opportunities experienced. This is relevant to the performer because they will experience certain inequalities in terms of the opportunities being available to them.
Amit is of Indian origin, making racism an issue in his sporting life. Due to football being established in Europe, it is still a predominantly white, male game, consisting of very few coloured players in the UK. Race is the physical characteristics of an individual. Racism is relevant to Amit because it is those differing physical characteristics he may have to overcome if he is to reach the Hampshire county football team.
Racism has always been an issue in sport, with racial discrimination preventing sportsmen and women competing or having access to clubs. However, although many outcomes are negative, there can be a few positive ones. For example, stacking where coloured performers are encouraged or pushed towards certain positions due to stereotypical views. It can be assumed that black performers have very limited academic abilities but are physically capable, it can be deemed that they are appropriate for certain positions in sports due to the opinion that they are good runners of very powerful athletes.
,Amit may likely to have experienced stacking as football is a team sport where certain characteristics are required for certain positions. This may be due to the highly technical decision-making aspect of the sport. Stacking occurs in team sports such as football, rugby, basketball and American football, due to specific positional requirements making the black stereotyped players. As football is a team game, this explains why so few young players are in certain positions in the UK.
One other area of sport in which racism is an issue is an administrative, managerial and coaching position within clubs and organisations. Very few black people hold positions of authority and responsibility within sport, partly because of generalisation that black people lack intelligence and leadership skills. This is the situation in football where a clear form of intertutorial racism exists in the UK. This may become a problem for Amit in later life if he decides to become a coach or manager.
Racism in sport today appears to be less of an issue than in the past, with players like Serena Williams making it to the top of her sport and producing role models for young black women performers. This gives hope to young performers such as Amit that he may not be affected by race and may be able to achieve his goal of playing football for his county.
4) Sponsorship (module 5)
The topic to aid the performer is sponsorship. This can be used to help the weakness of a lack of financial assistance. This topic is relevant to the performer because the sport played is expensive regarding equipment and travel expenses. This financial support needs to be generated outside the family by external an agency that is where sponsorship will play a key role.
As Amit is showing potential in football, his promising future should be enhanced receiving top quality coaching, along with good facilities and even access to a gym to do specific training suggested in the principles of training. Since Amit's parents have split up and his mother has just one source of income to help with costs that could be incurred such as specialist coaching. Clearly this is out of reach for Amit and his mother and without some kind of financial support progressing in the sport will b very difficult. Sponsorship is relevant to Amit because it could overcome his lack of financial support. Sponsorships within sport have become an integral part of its structure. The national cup in college football for boys is sponsored by Adidas. Through the sponsorship from these companies, high-level teams are sponsored. The FA will distribute the money to different areas in the UK. The areas will run courses and set up leagues by using the money that is provided. Whilst my performer does not benefit from this, he is requiring more specific sponsorship. The alternative is that he advertise a company or organisation because it has provided him with some kind of financial aid to help improve him in some way, either coaching costs, kit, equipment or transport perhaps. Sponsorship also involves sponsoring events and teams for example, the Olympics has several sponsors who are mainly multi-national corporations.
However, this is not what Amit is looking for. Amit should start by approaching small businesses or individuals for financial support to help with coaching and facility charges. Sponsors can expect some coverage in the local newspapers. Various bursary options along with trust funds could be worth Amt applying for. One he has reached county standards, many more options are available to him t progress further.
Sponsorship will improve performance by helping towards transport to matches, so more games will be played and perhaps more up-to-date equipment to train with.
5) Arousal (Module 4)
The topic to help the performer is arousal. This can assist in improving the weakness of a tendency to become over-aroused.
This is relevant to the performer because the level of arousal affects the level of performance. Therefore he should be aware that there is an optimal level of arousal.
Arousal is defined as your state of alertness. Anticipation that prepares the body for action.
DRIVE THEORY
INVERTED U THEORY
CATASTROPHY
OPTIMAL LEVEL OF AROUSAL
By controlling arousal and increasing it to the performer's optimal level, performance will increase by.........
6) Motivation (module 1)
Motivation is described as the need to fulfil a need, or the internal or external mechanisms that arouse and direct an individual's behaviour. Amit's motivation is high at times but often lacks in it when he needs it most- when he fails. The most basic levels of motivation are found and explained in Maslolvs hierarchy of needs. To achieve the success that Amit wants to be highly motivated, challenges need to be set, regardless of the ability of the opposition he must strive to achieve using the feedback, advices and guidance he is provided with. Acting upon it as best as he can. Amit must being to accept failure as a part of success because if you do not fail, you cannot learn how to succeed. As his motivation is low at times, he should be aware of both internal and external mechanisms that increase motivation levels. Motivation is relevant to Amit because it will help Amit be successful in both training and learning about football. Motivation can be split into two, firstly intrinsic motivation and secondly, extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation and determination comes from within the performer and no one else. The devotion he has top training depends greatly on the levels of intrinsic motivation that he has, helping to improve his game. Amit must want to achieve excellence in football himself, because no one else can make him work as hard as possible as he can, but himself. Intrinsic motivation in performers like Amit ensures that success is not soley felt on winning, but also in feeling proud at the effort and dedication he has to training and doing drills over and over. Extrinsic motivation can be tangible to intangible; both are rewards that do not come from the individual performer. Intangible rewards are those such as receiving praise from the coach, status and recognition from others, where as tangible are in the form of trophies, medals, cups or financial awards.
Because Amit wants to improve his performance, the coaches must ensure the extrinsic motivators are not used too frequently. This is because Amit would lose confidence if he was rewarded too frequently extrinsically and did not get the rewards that he believed he deserved. If Amits coaches are experienced there should be no problem there and so long as Amit still has the desire and continuous training and working hard, he could still reach his dream.
Summary
The current performer has set the goal of representing his county. Preventing this, performer has a number of areas to work on.
This assignment has highlighted 6 topics from sport and P.E that can be applied to the performer to aid them, overcoming any weaknesses to achieve the goal.