Core 2: Factors Affecting Performance

Question 1

What are the four types of aerobic training methods?

Answer 1

Continuous, Fartlek, aerobic interval, circuit.

Question 2

What is the anaerobic training method?

Answer 2

Anaerobic interval.

Question 3

What are the four types of flexibility training methods?

Answer 3

Static, Ballistic, PNF, Dynamic

Question 4

What are the three types of strength training methods.

Answer 4

Free/fixed weights, Elastic, Hydraulic.

Question 5

What are the principles of training?

There are 6

Answer 5

-Progressive overload.
-Reversability.
-Variety.
-Specificity.
-Training thresholds.
-Warm up and cool down.

Question 6

What are the physiological adaptions to training?

There are 6

Answer 6

-Resting heart rate.
-Stroke volume and cardiac output.
-Oxygen uptake and lung capacity.
-Haemoglobn level.
-Muscle hypertrophy.
-Effect on fast/slow twitch muscle fibres.

Question 7

What are the types of motivation?

Answer 7

-Positive and negative.
-Extrinsic/Intrinsic.

Question 8

What comes under anxiety and arousal?

Answer 8

-Trait and state anxiety.
-Sources of stress.
-Optimum arousal.

Question 9

What is trait anxiety?

Answer 9

Anxiety as a characteristic of a person.

Question 10

What is state anxiety?

Answer 10

Anxiety that arises as a result of a particular situation.

Question 11

What are the psychological strategies to enhance motivation and manage anxiety?

Answer 11

-Concentration/attention skills.
-Mental rehearsal/visualisation.
-Relaxation techniques.
-Goal setting.

Question 12

What the nutritional considerations?

Answer 12

-Pre-performance, including carbohydrate loading.
-During performance.
-Post-performance.

Question 13

What are the types of supplements?

Answer 13

-Vitamins/minerals.
-Protein.
-Caffeine.
-Creatine products.

Question 14

What are the different kinds of recovery strategies?

Answer 14

-Physiological strategies.
-Neural strategies.
-Tissue damage strategies.
Psychological strategies.

Question 15

What are the physiological strategies?

Answer 15

Cool down, hydration.

Question 16

What are the neural strategies?

Answer 16

Hydrotherapy, massage.

Question 17

What are the tissue damage strategies?

Answer 17

Cryotherapy.

Question 18

What are the psychological strategies?

Answer 18

Relaxation.

Question 19

What are the characteristics of the learner?

Answer 19

Personality, heredity, confidence, prior experience, ability.

Question 20

What comes under the learning environment?

Answer 20

-Nature of the skill.
-The performance elements.
-Practice method.
-Feedback.

Question 21

What is the nature of a skill?

There are 9 types

Answer 21

Open, closed, gross, fine, discrete, serial, continuous, self-paced, externally paced.

Question 22

What are the performance elements?

Answer 22

Decision-making, strategic and tactical development.

Question 23

What are the kinds of practice methods?

Answer 23

Massed, distributed, whole, part.

Question 24

What are the types of feedback?

There are 6.

Answer 24

Internal, external, concurrent, delayed, knowledge of results, knowledge of performance.

Question 25

What comes under the assessment of skill and performance?

Answer 25

-Characteristics of skilled performers.
-Objective and subjective performance measures.
-Validity and reliability of tests.
-Personal versus prescribed judging cirteria.

Question 26

What are the characteristics of skilled performers?

Answer 26

Kinaesthetic sense, anticipation, consistency, technique.