B) Methds of practise are very important during these stages of learning as they determind how easy it is for the performer to learn and develop the skill they have chosen to improve. These two methods are gradual build up and whole part whole.When in the earlier stages of learning try to make the skill more open as they are easier to learn. do this by using gradual build up in order to progress to the next stage. Whole part whole is used on skills that are found as easier as the perofmer only needs to perform the whole skill then identify a specific part of the skill that needs improved, and work it. Then the performer places the part of the skill back into the full performance and performs the skill as a whole once again.

C)I monitored my performance whilst carrying out my training programme by doing simple things such as timing different drils, but performing them everyday to see whether or not your performance has improved during each dday of your training programme. also take notes on work to rest ratios. if the drill is to physically demanding for the ret period allocated then it needed to be changed in order to fit the performers requirments.

D)Now that my overhead clear has reached a good skill levl in terms of my ability. I was able to see from my performance what effect this was having. I noticed that when using the overhead clear i was forcing my opponent much further back than before. My overhead clear has become more consistant whereas beofre the skill was very unpredictable and was just a hit and hope. As i can now forcing my opponatn further back this is opening up space at the fornt of the court to play my next attakcing shot in order to win the point. This depends on how well i can dusguise my deception in order to play an effective drop shot.

When completing my skill improvement programme i identified various difficulties in which i was required to make changes to suit my level of skill or fitness. In the first couple of sessions in my programme i discovered that when carrying out the 3/4 drills the times i assigned to each of them was too long. Because the drills were at the beginning of the programme they were simple to master. Due to the simplicity of them i began to get bored and lost concentration due to repeating the same action for a long period of time. I solved this problem by reducing the duration of each drill to a more suitable amount of time. In the 5th session of my programme i sustained a back injury and was unable to participate in the session to my full ability. I was forced to make changes to this session to less demanding drills (less movement). Also in the next session (6th) i had to introduce more rests/longer rests to ensure i could perform to my full ability. For example when during a drill in which i was improving my accuracy of my skill, i was able to perform it at a high standard and hitting the target most times. My accuracy then lowered and eventually began to constantly miss the shuttle when playing the shot. Feedback from my coach helped me decide on changing my rests and adapting them to my concentration span.

b)Technique: Overhead Clear.
From the annalysis of the technique annalysis sheet I found several strengths. This included good positioning on court and able to move back to the base line quickly using good movement and footwork on court. i also had good preparation of the racket including dropping the shoulder before contact.
My weaknesses included not hitting the shuttle at full extension of the arm. One failure was not using the scissors kick to full advantage in the game.
The strengths affected my overall performance by allowing me to move about the court giving me more time to concentrate on shots. Also the good preparation gave me more time to track the shuttle through the air before playing the clear.
My weaknesses affected my performance by not allowing me the full power in my clear and failing to get the shuttle to the back of the court. This meant that my opponent was not pushed back far enough and so left me wide open to attack.
My failure to use the scissors step had the same effect not getting enough power into the shot and not pushing my opponent back far enough

c)Plan of improvement.

In my plan of improvement I would try to improve my two main weaknesses which are poor scissors kick and not hitting the shuttle at the highest point of contact.
Before doing this I would take into consideration the principles of effective practice which include, duration, fatigue, boredom, variety, regularity, repetition and progress. I would use a variety of practices and warm ups to keep variety and prevent fatigue and boredom. I would also see that the practices progressed to give improvement.

Week 1
No shuttle. Use shadow practice only to improve action.
Add in racket and simple feed.
Week 2
Variety of task feeds. e.g. hit shuttle to target or hoop. Feeds to become more random and game like.
Week3/4
Variety of conditioned games. e.g. Must hit 6 overhead clears before winning the point.

d)
In week 1 at the Cognitive Stage of Learning I was gaining more knowledge and understanding of the basic actions and feel of the skill. I gained the knowledge by practicing the movements of the overhead clear without the use of a racket or shuttle and without the pressure of an opponent or winning the point. This made me concentrate more on my footwork and improved my movement around the court.
in week 2 I was practicing the Associative Stage of Learning
I had more knowledge of the skill practicing the overhead clear with a racket and shuttle and hitting the shuttle to a specified area on court. This helped me hit the shuttle at the top of the reach point and get accuracy on a particular area on court.
Week 3/4
In the automatic stage of learning I had practiced the skill and perfected it and was now able to think about other factors of the skill, for example having to hit the shuttle in a highlighted zone before winning the point.

In badminton, I would expect to see a badminton player do a variety of things to make their performance effective. Firsty I would expect them to analyise their opponents abilities and be able to play shots to their opponents weaknesses. For example if their opponent could not move about the court effectively, I would expect to see a variety of shots making their opponent move as much as possible to tire them out and make their shots less effective.
Also I would expect them to be aware of their position on the court and ensure to return to the centre, so that there is as little movement as possible required to return their next shot. For example if their opponent played an overhead clear to the back of the court, on the return they could play a net shot, so if the model performer does not move forward in time it will be much more difficult to return an effective shot. I would also expect their movement on the court to be effective, taking side steps to move back and using a lunge movement to get to the front of the court. This would make movement about the court easier and help the performer to be in the correct body stance to return an effective shot quicker than lots of little steps backwards or forwards.
I would also expect the performer to react quickly to the shots played by the oppnent and analyise which shot would be the most effective return. For example if the opponent played a drop shot whilst standing close to the net, I would expect the performer to return with an overhead clear making the opponent move as great a distance as possible.

A highly skillfull defender in football is someone who has the ability to make an accurate analysis of the demands of the situation and decide the most appropriate way to deal with it. the skilled movement that is selected by the player will be performed efficiently in terms of the energy and time required( this is varied to suit the exact demands of each situation). The action will be carried out at the right moment (timing) and will be well controlled with the defender being fully aware of the intended outcome of the selected skill. Finally this skill has been learned as a result of effective practice and can be performed consistantly and is no fluke.

1) A skill is a whole movement that when is performed competantly will help to make a performer effective in the activity in which that skill is required
2)An open skill is a skill in which the performer has no control over. Such as making a tackle in football as there are many factors such as weather or the speed at which the opponent is running towards you at.
3)A skill performed in a stable or largely predictable environmental setting. The movement patterns for closed skills can be planned in advance. Examples of closed skills are trampolining, golf swing, discus throwing, performing a handstand, diving from a platform or board
4)
OPEN
rugby tackle
football volley
badminton smash
hockey penalty flick
cycling
long jump
poll vault

CLOSED
free throw in B-ball
Badminton Smash
Forward Roll
cycling

5)
forward roll – discrete
pole vault – serial
cycling – continuous
free throw – discrete
long jump – serial
golf drive – discrete
rugby tackle – serial
penalty flick- discrete
smash – discrete
football volley – discrete

1. skill is a complete movement which if performed accurately will help to make a performer effective in an activity in which that skill is required.

2. An open skill is a skill which is unpredictable and is constantly being varied to what is happening around the performer. eg. a rugby tackle

3. A closed skill is a skill which the performer is in full control of the action and is performed in a set way with little reference to the environment. eg. a forward role

4. forward roll, the pole vault, basketball free throw, golf drive, hockey penalty flick, long jump, cycling, badminton smash, rugby tackle, Football volley.

5.
Forward role – discreet
the pole vault – serial
basketball free throw – discreet
golf drive – discreet
hocley penalty flick – discreet
long jump – discreet
cycling – continuous
badminton smash – discreet
rugby tackle – discreet
football volley – discreet

Homework 2

As a midfielder in football i would expect to see a variety of aspects in a highly skilled performer. Firstly i would expect to see a midfielder be in complete control of their actions ie timing runs when not in possesion and feeling comfortable when in possesion of the ball. The confidence they would be expected to have would allow them to have more refined and precise passes aswell as having good awareness to play a quick pass. A highly skillful player would be expected to be able to have the confidence to take on players and beat them to the ball making a hard skill look simple. A footballer in any position should have a large variety of skills which they can perform to a high quality and being bale to link these skills in combinations either on their own or using their team mates in the process. To do this they should be able to have good communication and awareness skills to know whats going on arounf them. A highly skillful player is expected to always know the appropriate time to use an appropriate skill in any situation. ie the last player back would not think of taking on the opposition on his own in front of his own goal. A skillful player doesnt always think about the technical aspects to using their skills but can add a bit of entertainment and flare to their performance. They are also expected to be quick in their performance and are not needing of thinking about what they are going to do . There should also be a high success rate of the outcome of their actions making their a performance ont he pitch a successful one.

1. skill is a complete movement which if performed accurately will help to make a performer effective in an activity in which that skill is required.

2. An open skill is a skill which is unpredictable and is constantly being varied to what is happening around the performer. eg. a rugby tackle

3. A closed skill is a skill which the performer is in full control of the action and is performed in a set way with little reference to the environment. eg. a forward role

4. forward roll, the pole vault, basketball free throw, golf drive, hockey penalty flick, long jump, cycling, badminton smash, rugby tackle, Football volley.

5.
Forward role – discreet
the pole vault – serial
basketball free throw – discreet
golf drive – discreet
hocley penalty flick – discreet
long jump – discreet
cycling – continuous
badminton smash – discreet
rugby tackle – discreet
football volley – discreet