How to identify areas of improvement in their own performance in a sporting activity

○ what are the key skills in the activity?

○ which key skills are strengths?

○ which key skills are weaknesses?

Types of skills.

○ simple skill (e.g. transferable between a number of sports such as running)

○ complex skill (e.g. tend to be specific to a sport (non-transferable) such as a tennis serve)

○ open skill (e.g. adaptable depending on the environment such as a pass in football)

○ closed skill (e.g. performed in a stable environment such as a free throw in basketball)

Types of practice

○ whole i.e. the whole skill is performed at once (e.g. a triple jump)

○ part i.e. the skill is broken down into parts which are practised separately (e.g. just the ‘hop’ phase in the triple jump)

○ variable i.e. the skill is practised in the range of different situations that could be experienced in a performance

○ fixed i.e. a specific skill or technique is repeatedly practised in the same way

Methods to improve own performance

○ different types of practice ○ altering context of performance (e.g. playing with and against better players can improve performance)

○ use of tools to aid evaluation (e.g. match analysis, video analysis, etc)

How to measure improvement in skills, techniques and strategies developed

○ completion of proficiency awards ○ keeping individual logs of performance

○ keeping video diaries

○ peer observation

○ monitoring competition results over time.