Evaluation of Chosen Activity

Evaluation of Chosen Activity Identification of Strengths and Weaknesses My Evaluation will identify the strengths and weaknesses of my performance at table tennis of my forehand spin, but I will focus on my strengths before focussing on faults and weaknesses of my shot. My action plan for table tennis will work on making the strengths of my shot increase rather than improving the weaknesses. I will observe and evaluate my performance by recording myself playing against an opponent. I will comment on my skills/techniques, strategies/tactics and my fitness. I have set myself the task of trying to improving my forehand top spin. The Aspects of this performance is good posture, which is explained in the strategies/tactics part of the coursework, shown below. Skills/techniques What is Skill? Skill can be referred to specific tasks or acts which we perform or a series of movements that have a clear objective. To properly look at my 'skill' at table tennis I will have to break up the characteristics of skill and put myself into every category. Characteristics of skill My skill is a motor skill, which is a skill that involves movement and muscular control. Below I have broken down my skill into subsections, first explaining what each sub section means and then comparing it to my forehand top spin shot. Efficient - the skill is well co-ordinated and appears

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  • Level: AS and A Level
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Training in Swimming There is not much of a life for swimmers. Imagine practicing seven days a week, two times a day for four hours each time in the pool. This is an ongoing process if one desires to

Going For The Gold: Training in Swimming There is not much of a life for swimmers. Imagine practicing seven days a week, two times a day for four hours each time in the pool. This is an ongoing process if one desires to become a nationally ranked swimmer. Because swimmers swim all year, their work-outs build up as their competition approaches making it harder to have time of their own. When they get closer to the big meet, swimmers put in more time at the pool and weight room. Since physical fitness along with preparation becomes essential as the important meet nears, a training process through the year is necessary for swimmers to compete successfully. According to Steve Clark, who was once a world recorder holder and Olympic and world class swimmer, in Competitive Swimming As I See It, swimmers improve their performance by splitting a swim season into three phases: early season, mid-season and pre-competition (85). Early season training helps swimmers get into shape progressively without starting off with hard training from the beginning according to Swimming Coach and Physical Education Professor, James Councilman's, book, Science of Swimming (239). The early season training regains swimmers' strength after the swimmer does not have strenuous work-outs. Each week grows more intense than the previous as the early season progresses. The early season prepares for the

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Discuss the issue that a sport elite performer of your choice has inherited the characteristics needed to excel in his/her sport with a nurturing environment to support him/her?

Synoptic Question Discuss the issue that a sport elite performer of your choice has inherited the characteristics needed to excel in his/her sport with a nurturing environment to support him/her? To become an elite performer you need a combination of nature and nurture. Nature is the abilities you are born with, these are physical, bio-mechanical and mental and controlled by your genes i.e. muscle structure. To a certain extent you can change these attributes. We develop these through training and performing. Nurture is how you develop these natural aspects. We can develop them in a number of ways parental nurture, facilities, schools and coaching. Roger Black is good example of a lot of natural ability and very little nurturing required for him to become an elite athlete. Under his first coach he was told just to run. But when he changed coaches his new coach tried to make the race more technical and change his running style. Black then started to run slower times. But there are cases where countries have developed sports people who do not have all these natural abilities i.e. China and their gymnasts. Rather than picking them ones that take the sport up and are good at it China pick up very young children and train them very hard until they become elite athletes. The combination is different for everyone. The person I am going to look at is David Beckham who

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English sport.

Sport England Sport England is responsible for providing the strategic lead for sport in England to deliver Government's sporting objectives. The organisation develops the framework for the country's sporting infrastructure and distributes Lottery funding to where it will deliver most value for sport. Sport England provides many different schemes to help promote Sport and P.E across England and its schools. One of the main schemes presented is `Active Schools' Active Schools demonstrates Sport England's commitment to encouraging every child to stay physically active for life. It highlights the importance of physical activity as an essential part of a healthy, active lifestyle. It emphasises that, for some, early involvement in physical activity is the first step towards national or international sporting success. Active Schools provides schools and teachers with the support, training and resources they need to give children the best possible physical education and sports provision. Its range of integrated products and services has been developed and consolidated through extensive consultation with Sport England's partners in the government, education, sport and health sectors. As Sport England is investing even more resources in supporting schools, practising teachers will continue to be involved in this consultation process. The result is a practical

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Review the classification of skills to include the differences between the individual, coactive and interactive skills

REVIEW THE CLASSIFICATION OF SKILLS TO INCLUDE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL, COACTIVE AND INTERACTIVE SKILLS Introduction Definitions of skill 'An act or a task that has a goal to achieve and that requires voluntary body or limb movements to be properly performed' (By R Magill, Motor learning: Concepts and Applications) Skill is seen as a coordinated act, involving complex movements brought together in a consistent and smooth manner. We have different interpretations of what constitutes a skilful movement as analysis is often based on our own experiences and performances. It's also used to be defining the level of performance of an individual or team, a football team may play at district level or an athlete may be a good club runner and their respective performance may be judged as skilful or not (Gallian, etal / 2000) In order to differentiate motor skills from verbal skills, there are 4 different types of skill: Cognitive/intellectual skills: Skill involve thought processes (e.g. adding up of judges' scores in ice skating) Perceptual skills: Skills involve interpretation of stimuli and making sense of information coming in via the senses. (e.g. shooting) Motor skills: Skills involve smoothly executing physical movements and responses (e.g. running) Perceptual motor skills: Skills involve cognitive skills/thought, perceptual skills/interpretation,

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Observe three contrasting sporting activities and produce a movement analysis checklist to identify the relevant muscles, joints and bones.

Task 2 - By Barry Holloway Observe three contrasting sporting activities and produce a movement analysis checklist to identify the relevant muscles, joints and bones. The chosen sport to cover is swimming in which I will be analysing the breaststroke, the front crawl and the butterfly strokes. Sporting Action - Butterfly The butterfly technique with the dolphin kick consists of synchronous arm movement with a synchronous leg kick. Good technique is crucial to swim this style effectively. The wave-like body movement is also very significant, as this is the key for an easy synchronous over water recovery and breathing. In the initial position, the swimmer lies on the breast, the arms are stretched to the front, and the legs are extended to the back. Phase - Upper body Muscles Used - Pectoralis, triceps, Rectus abdominals, Trapezius, Latissimus dorsi, Flexors and extensors of the wrist and hand, deltoids, platysma, Iliacus, obliques. Contractions Used - Deltoids are concentric coming out of the water, eccentric going into the water. 2 Triceps - eccentric contraction 3 Biceps - concentric contraction 4 Wrist flexors - are using an isotonic flexion contraction. 5 Pectoralis - concentric contraction 6 Rectus Abdominals - Eccentric coming out of the water, concentric going into the water. 7 Trapezius - Eccentric coming out of the water, concentric going into the

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Assessment of development placement on the performance pyramid - football.

Section A3 (V) Ben Davies Assessment of development placement on the performance pyramid. Excellence Performance Participation Foundation I am currently playing at performance level. I currently play for Thorns Athletic; we are in the Kidderminster League Division 1.It is a mans league and it is a good standard so I am playing against men a lot stronger and older than myself, but I enjoy the challenge and feel it will help me progress. It is performance level because the league is organised by the governing body the F.A. We have official referees every week, which are provided by the F.A. If a player receives a yellow card there is a £12 fine, which is paid by the club to the F.A. if a player receives a red card a £36 fine is paid. All teams are allocated a pitch and we play with a full size ball and for 45 minutes each half. Teams can officially complain about referees and write a direct letter to the F.A., referees can officially complain about teams and teams can officially complain about other teams. If a team receives sufficient complaints they could be thrown out the league. I started playing football at a very early age, my dad used to kick a ball with me at the age of three. This is when I was at foundation level and when I learned co-ordination skills and how to kick a ball. I continued to play at foundation level, until the age of four. This

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"Sport is precious it shouldn't be abused by commercial interests". To what extent is this true in sport today?

"Sport is precious it shouldn't be abused by commercial interests". To what extent is this true in sport today? Over the last few decades sport has moved from solely amateur to a professional era. I will be writing an essay that will weigh up the arguments on both sides and come to a judgement as to what extent sport has been abused by commercial interests. I will also talk about how commercialisation has given to sport as well as increased participation, and the various steps taken to bring sport from the amateur era to the professional era. The word amateur comes from the Old French word for 'lover of' and this is clearly the main reason why people play amateur sport. Because they love the game that they play, as oppose to it being their job to play the game. Whereas, a professional sportsman is someone who gets paid to play sports, and often contracted to some sort of club or team. Professional sport has become more and more common, and one of the main reasons for this is because of commercialisation. Commercialisation of sport is the involvement of the media, and sponsors who seek a financial reward through sport. Commercialisation of the Olympic Games first really came about in the run up to the 1984 games in Los Angeles. For marketers, the Olympic Games are really a great target to promote products at. It is watched all over the world, so effectively being one of the

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Netball Attacking skills.

Netball Attacking skills Theme: Receiving Lesson 1 The rule that states you can only handle the ball for three seconds means that you only have a very short space of time in which you have to catch the ball, control it, and make sure you send it safely on its way. This is known as decision making and therefore you only have a short period of time (3 seconds) to make a decision in a particular passing situation. It is important that you can catch the ball consistently as it is the first step in handling a netball, so it is appropriate that this is the first step to practise in becoming a netballer. When receiving the ball netball players should let their fingers do the work. The fingers drive out to meet the ball, make contact and pull it in quickly. There are two kinds of catches within the game of netball: * Two-handed catch * One-handed catch The two handed catch is the safest and allows for greater control, while the one-handed catch is less safe but gives you greater extension to the ball. In match play, the correct choice of catch is crucial. When your opponent is closely contesting the ball, use both hands to catch. When you are soaring high, unopposed, use one hand. Two handed catch Preparation * The body must be well balanced * Watch the ball * Drive out arms to meet the ball * Extend arms to take the catch * Bend elbows slightly Execution * With

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Personal Exercise Programme (PEP).

Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) Steve Aston 2002/2003 Contents Personal Activity Profile Overall Aims Fitness Profile 2 - 3 Specific Aims of PEP 4 - 5 Safety Considerations 6 - 7 Purpose of Exercises 8 - 9 Application of Theory 0 - 12 PEP Outline 3 - 14 PEP 5 - 18 Session Evaluations 9 - 36 Re-test Results 37 Summative Evaluation 38 - 40 Appraisal 41 -42 PEP Name: Steve Aston Personal Activity Profile The sports I am currently involved in are rugby, surfing and kayaking. I play rugby for Basingstoke, surf for the Balin UK junior team and kayak for Basingstoke and Deane Canoe Club (BADCC). I am sponsored by Perception (kayaks) and Werner (paddles). The sport I have chosen to train for in my personal exercise programme is slalom kayaking. The main components of fitness in kayaking are upper body power, balance and flexibility. My main weakness is in upper body power. My skills in slalom kayaking are of a high standard but they are limited by my lack of upper body power. For example, I will have a stronger and faster high sculling support stroke if I am more powerful in my triceps and latissimus dorsi. Overall Aims One of the components of fitness I am aiming to improve through my personal exercise programme is power. If I am more powerful I will have more control over my kayak which will give me a better chance of passing through all the

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