Welcome back –  I hope you all had a great Easter holiday.

Below are some Scenario questions to try before your exam, remember to look at the Higher Quick Quiz on my blog homepage too.

Good luck with your exams :)!!

Volleyball

During a league game, every time your opponents win a point, two of the opposing players direct their celebrations at you, through the net.  They cheer and thump their fists all whilst making eye contact with you.  Your coach notices that as the game progresses you become less and less involved, and begin making an increasing number of errors.

In your answer you must refer to the following factors impacting on performance: emotional and one other – from mental , social or physical.

a) Analyse the reasons why you become less involved as the game progresses. (6)

b) Give examples of feedback you might receive from your coach when an opportunity arises during a game based on the two factors selected. (6)

 

Hockey

During this lesson, you will play a game of indoor Hockey, whilst using a diamond shape formation, with a goalkeeper. The game situation will be that both teams are tied with only 3 minutes left.  One team has a penalty corner to start the game off.  Should the game go into overtimes and remain a draw, then penalty flicks will be used to decide the winner.

From Mental – What are the mental demands, both individually and/or as a team?

From Emotional – What are the emotional demands for you individually?

From Social – What are the social demands for you both individually and/or as a team?

From Physical – What are the fitness, skill and tactical demands on your performance?

a) Analyse the possible reasons why the game will now become a stressful situation for players as the game is approaching confusion.  You must refer to the following factors impacting on performance: emotional and one other from mental, social or physical. (8)

 

Archery

During a P.E. lesson, your class has an archery competition.  The class is split up into groups and the total score for each group member is added together to give a total ‘group score’.  During the practice for this competition, you were regularly hitting the middle area of the target, scoring the most points possible with your 4 arrow. Most of the time in this practice, you were the most consistent shooter in your group.  Now that the competition has started, you are less consistent, and instead of scoring close to 40 points with your 4 arrows, you are struggling to get 20. Each team member has 4 shots at shooting their 4 arrows.  Mr Smith has promised a box of Freddos for the winning team.

a) Referring to the emotional factor and either mental or social factor, analyse what you think caused this change in your performance. (8)

b) What can you do to overcome the issues you have highlighted in part (a) before you shoot your next 4 arrows? (6)

 

Netball

Your position for you netball team is Goal Defence.  The captain of your team is the Centre, so she has a responsibility to play over a large area of the court, and to work closely with you and your team mates.  The Centre has started making some mistakes when receiving a pass and this has caused her to lose possession 4 times in the second quarter alone.  She has made 5 poor passes in this quarter also, allowing the other team to gain possession and start an attack which has resulted in a point for them each time.  The score at this point in the game is 16-10 to the other team.

Choose a factor.

a) What feedback would you give to this player (centre), and how would it impact on her performance in relation to the factor that you have chosen. (8)

b) Explain what this player (centre) could do to ensure her next performance is improved. (8)

Football

This extract is a summary of a footballer’s performance in a recent game:

• Pass completion rate was only 40%
• Booked in 40 minutes, sent off in 71 minutes
• Was at fault for the oppositions first goal, not tracking the opponent.
• Appear agitated and distracted by the crowd

In your answer you must refer to the following factors impacting on performance: mental and one other  – from physical, social or emotional.

a) Analyse some of the reasons for the footballer putting in this kind of performance. (8)

b) Explain possible approaches to development that may be used to improve the footballers performance within the two mentioned in part (a). (8)

 

Training Diary

This is an extract from a Performer’s Training Diary:

• I was not performing at my best due to my poor decision making…
• I was feeling very anxious and lacked confidence…
• My opposition are a very high standard…
• I struggled to motivate myself during this performance …

a) Analyse the factors that can influence your performance.  In your answer you must refer to the following factors impacting on performance: mental and one other from physical, social or emotional. (8)

b) In relation to part (a) and the factors that you have selected, explain how a performer’s decision making can affect their performance. (8)