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Analysing Performance

Observation of netball player ‘Sana Kamani’

Position: Goal Attack

Identify the important skills/techniques and fitness components needed for participation in the Goal Attack position of netball and explain why they are important,

The key skills that Sana Kamani needs in order to participate in the games sport of netball are as follows:

-  Knowledge of rules

Sana needs to have a good understanding of rules and positions of this sport, she needs to be aware of her and others positions and which sections of the court players are allowed and not allowed.

- Fair Play

 Sana needs to keep control and not get tempted to go off side, foul or perform in any way which is unfair as penalties will be rewarded by referee which will benefit the opposing team.

- Co-operation with umpire

Sana needs to follow umpires instructions and must be able to control negative emotions towards umpire even if she feels the umpire’s instructions or decisions are not fair and must not show any signs of rudeness towards the umpire as umpires have the right to send players off for bad sportsmanship.

- Co-ordination

Sana needs to have developed good co-ordination skills with her body. Co-ordination occurs as a result of interaction between the body’s motor and nervous system. It enables the body to combine in producing a desired movement or sequence of movements. Co-ordination is essential in the maintaining of balance and controlling the movement of limbs which is crucial in netball as the limbs play separate parts in passing, catching and throwing the ball. Good co-ordination also helps avoid bumping into opponents as it helps you doge or side step and opponent.

- Speed

Sana needs to have a reasonable amount of speed to dodge the defenders and get free of her netball ball games.

- Reaction time (Anticipation/timing)

Sana needs to be able to react fast to a ball being passed to her or a defender running towards her, she will also need to have a good reaction time when the ball rebounds off the goal post as she is in a Goal Attack position she most probably will come across a lot of rebounds, quick reacting time is needed so she can quickly jump for the ball..

- Agility

Sana needs to be agile, she needs to have the ability to move in a controlled way and change direction, turn, stop and start quickly. Sana needs to be able to adjust her feet quickly in order to adopt a particular body position prior to making a quick turn or pass. Agility is a key skill in netball for all players.

- Variety of passes

Sana needs to be able to perform various forms of accurate passes as netball is a sporting game which is based on various passes i.e. short passes within the circle, chest passes etc. She must also know which is the best pass to use in a particular situation i.e bounce pass would be useful when surrounded by tall players from the opposition.

- Fitness

 Sana will also need to have good cardiovascular fitness and muscular fitness as she will need to have the ability to exercise the entire body for reasonably long periods of time and will also require short bursts of maximum energy. Cardiovascular fitness is also known as aerobic fitness which is exercise which requires the presence of oxygen. Muscular fitness can also be called anaerobic fitness, exercise which does not require the presents of oxygen.

Identify and describe in detail the strengths of the player/participant and the effects these have on performance.

Sana has a good knowledge of the rules and positions of players in netball this helps her in the basic steps of netball as she knows how to play, which will prevent her from being hesitant from making certain moves as she is confidant with what to do and how to play. Sana has good co-ordination over the whole of her body which also helps her in the basic steps of netball as she has control over her balance and movement of her limbs so she has the basic requirements to be good netball player.

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Sana has good anticipation/timing skills which helps her when the ball is passed to her in the game as she is alert, quick and ready to catch, pass or even shoot. She also has great speed and good at dodging markers and getting free which is useful especially in her position as a shooter because she is often when given opportunities getting free and making shots, which is highly beneficial to her performance as there is an increased chance in goal opportunities. Sana’s speed also helps her move around the court well making it difficult for the rivalling team. Sana’s ...

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