Factors Affecting Performance Syllabus Dot Points

Question 1

Energy Systems

Answer 1

• alactacid system (ATP/PC)
• Lactic acid system
• Aerobic system

Question 2

Types of training and training methods

Answer 2

• aerobic, e.g. continuous, fatlek, aerobic interval, circuit
• Anaerobic, e.g. anaerobic interval
• Flexibility, e.g. static, ballistic, PNF, dynamic
• ## Strenght training, e.g. free/fixed weights, elastic, hydraulic

Question 3

Principles of training

Answer 3

• progressive overload
• specificity
• reversibility
• variety
• training thresholds
• warm up and cool down

Question 4

physiological adaptations in response to training

Answer 4

• resting heart rate
• stroke volume and cardiac output
• oxygen uptake and lung capacity
• muscle hypertrophy
• effect on fast/slow twitch muscle fibres

Question 5

motivation

Answer 5

• positive and negative
• intrinsic and extrinsic

Question 6

anxiety and arousal

Answer 6

• trait and state anxiety
• sources of stress
• optimum arousal

Question 7

psychological strategies to enhance motivation and manage anxiety

Answer 7

• concentration/attention skills (focusing)
• mental rehearsal/visualisation/imagery
• relaxation techniques
• goal setting

Question 8

Nutritional considerations

Answer 8

• pre-performance, including carbohydrate loading
• during performance
• post-performance

Question 9

supplementation

Answer 9

• vitamins/minerals
• protein
• caffeine
• creatine products

Question 10

recovery strategies

Answer 10

• physiological strategies, e.g. cool down, hydration
• neural stategies, e.g. hydrotherapy, massage
• tissue damage strategies, e.g. cryotherapy
• psychological strategies, e.g. relaxation

Question 11

stages of skill acquisition

Answer 11

• cognitive
• associative
• autonomous

Question 12

characterisitic of the learner

Answer 12

• personality
• heredity
• confidence
• prior experience
• ability

Question 13

The learning environment

Answer 13

• Nature of the skill (open, closed, gross, fine, discrete, serial, continuous, slef-paced, externally paced)
• The performance elements (decision making, stategic and tactical development
• practice methods (massed, distributed, whole, part)
• feedback (internal, external, concurrent, delayed, knowledge of results, knowledge of performance)

Question 14

Assessment of skill and performance

Answer 14

• characteristics of skilled performers, e.g. kinaesthetic sense, anticipation, consistency, technique
• abjective and subjective performance measures
• validity and reliability of tests
• personal versus prescribing judging criteria