Class of 2009-10

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Homework task for Monday 29th June.

Please read pages 8-9 ( Fitness assessment & Gathering data)

Complete HW 3 (page 60) – Fitness requires for chosen activity.

Select an activitythat you are familiar with and describe in detail the fitness requirements to participate in that activity and explain in detail how these fitness requirements influence your perofrmance.  If you select a team activity you must tailor your answer to a specific playing position.  Your answer should include

1. The activity and your specific role
2. Reference to aspects of fitness, from the three areas of fitness, with an appropriate explanation of each aspect
3. An explanation of how each of these aspects of fitness influence your performance, in your selected role.

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.

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.

Homework 1 & 2 – Due 27th Aug

Before attempting these questions you should read pages 1-6 of your POB workbook.

Homework 1

1. Write down another word for endurance.
2. There are 2 different kinds of endurance. What are they?
3. Who do you think needs greater flexibility? (A) a building worker (B) a gymnast (C) a hurdler
4. Who do you think needs greater strength? (A) a rugby player (B) a swimmer (C) a golfer
5. Match each of these to a sport or sports where it is important.

(a) leg power (b) balance (c) co-ordination (d) fast reactions (e) good timing (f) agility (g) CRE (h) LME

sprinting, rugby, swimming, canoeing, pole vaulting, skiing, judo, golf, marathon

Homework 2

1. List the 3 seperate areas of fitness.
2. Give 1 example of an aspect of fitness from the three areas indentified in question 1
3. Name the aspects of fitness described below.

 

1. The time it takes a performer to begin a movement from recieving the initial stimulus
2. The ability of the heart, lungs and circulatory system to supply O2 to the working muscles over time.
3. The maximal force a muscle can exert between its end points
4. The control of your body movements and their orientation.
5. The maximal rate at which a sinble limb or the whole body can move.
6. The ability to change direction at pace
7. The determination to suceed
8. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions over a long period of time
9. The level or state of mind you reach which enhance your performance.
10. The range of movement of a joint and or muscle group.