Revision areas & questions

This weeks revision areas are taken from Skills & Techniques.  Please study these areas and answer the following questions.  Remember do not try and complete the questions off the top of your head, use all your support materials.  The questions are due for Friday 3rd April!!!!!  Any problems see me asap.

Information Processing Model – Principles of Effective Practice –

Factors Effecting Skill Learning – Skill Classification – Model Performers

1. Explain, in detail, what you understand about information processing and its relevance to learning and developing skill or refining techniques.

2.  Discuss the range of information you need to consider to allow you to make effective decisions in your whole performance.

3. Explain, in detail, what you understand about the principles of effective practice when developing skill and/or refining technique.

4. From the list below, select two of the factors that are influential in skill development.  Discuss how each of the factors chosen affected the development of your skill or technique during practice.

Motivation – Feedback – Anxiety – Concentration – Confidence

5. When learning or developing a skill or technique, discuss the importance of Skill Classification.

6 . Explain the benefits of considering a model/skilled performer when learning or developing a skill or technique.

New support materials

I have placed three new support materials to help you with your studying.  I have put a mind map for each of the areas on the Wikispace.  They give you a break down of all the topics and areas within these topics that you will need to revise.

If any one has any problems accessing them please let me know.

Revision Topics

This weeks revision topics are as follows, please complete all questions for Thursday 26th Period 5.

Roles & Responsibilities – Offensive & Defensive Strategies – Principles of Play.

Please read the appropriate chapters of your course work book as well as the additional information on the wiki space to help you complete the following questions.  I have deliberately not put a mark beside the questions as I want you to complete the question in as much detail as you possibly can.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Describe, in detail a Structure or Strategy you have used.  Outline the role you performed when apllying this structure or strategy.  Discuss some of the decisions you had to make during your performance.

2. During your application of your chosen structure or strategy focusing your attention on the relevant information can ensure that effective decisions are made.  With reference to your role give two examples of two pieces of information you would look for to help inform your decision.

Offensive & Defensive Strategies

3.  Choose a offensive strategy and explain the benefits that can be gained from applying this strategy.

4. Describe an alternative structure or strategy you have used.  Discuss the circumstances where you would choose to use this alternative

Principles of Play

5. When performing in an activity of your choice explain the importance of group and team principles of play.

6. Structures & strategies are  based on a number of key principles/fundamentals. For example Speed in Attack, width/Depth/Mobility, Using Repetition, Variation and Contrast, and the Importance of Creativity. Choose two, either from the  course or from the list above and explain their importance when applying the Structure or Strategy.