FACTORS IMPACTING PERFORMANCE Flashcards
4 Mental factors
Decision Making
Anticipation
Mental toughness
Concentration
Sport and impact Decision Making
Positive - football
Sport and impact Anticipation
Basketball - positive
Sport and impact Mental toughness
Tennis - negative
Sport and impact Concentration
Badminton - negative
Explain Decision Making
If I am playing in midfield and win the ball in the final third, I can drive forward and as a defender comes toward me I can make a good decision to pass to a free player rather than attempting to skill around the defender.
Explain Anticipation
If my team was defending in the right side of the middle of the court, I can anticipate a pass to come to the centre of the court by watching the body language of the player with the ball as they face the way they want to pass.
Explain Mental toughness
When serving against a breakpoint I hit my first serve into the net. Due to a lack of mental toughness I couldn’t block out my nerves or the pressure to get a positive.
Explain Concentration
If my opponent played a net shot and I was too busy focussing on the game in the other court so I wasn’t concentrating on my opponents body language, I have to scramble to try to get to the shuttle, therefore playing a high and poor return.
This means Decision Making
My teammate receives the ball in a better position to what I was in and can have a good chance at scoring a goal.
This means Anticipation
I can regain possession and begin a fast break as I drive forward and get a shot at the basket.
This means Mental toughness
I hit a weak serve into the net leading me to lose a point and therefore give my opponent an advantage.
This means Concentration
My opponent gets to play a simple smash shot to the back of the court, leaving me unable to return a shot, awarding the opponent a point.
4 physical factors
Speed
Strength
Power
Agility
Sport and impact Speed
Football - positive
Sport and impact Strength
Basketball - positive
Sport and impact Power
Negative - football
Sport and impact Agility
Negative - tennis
Explain Speed
If I get the ball in the middle third of the pitch with a defender quickly running toward me, so with the use of speed I can pass the ball around the player and break away, running fast down the side of the pitch and therefore getting away from my marker.
Explain Strength
If I was dribbling with the ball to try and attack, a defender can come and try and physically block me, yet using strength I can push them off of me to lose the defender.
Explain Power
When playing in midfield, the ball was played high in the air and I had the opposition midfielder marking me. We both jumped to try and header the ball yet a lack of power in my legs did not allow me to win the header.
Explain Agility
After returning a shot in a rally, I was in the back left corner of the court so when my opponent played a shot to the front right of the court, I could not quickly change direction to get to the ball.
This means Speed
I get the ball to the final third with little pressure around me, then being able to play a cross into the box and allowing my teammate to get an attempt at goal.
This means Strength
This means I am relieved of the pressure of a defender and can continue to attack the hoop. This overall leads to more goal scoring opportunities for my team.
This means Power
My opponent won the header winning possession for their team which meant my team were outnumbered as the opposition started an attack.
This means Agility
I couldn’t get stable enough to play an effective return so it hit the net, losing me the rally.
4 emotional factors
Fear
Anger
Happiness
Surprise
Sport and impact Fear
Football - negative
Sport and impact Anger
Football - negative
Sport and impact Happiness
Tennis - positive
Sport and impact Surprise
Badminton - positive
Explain Fear
If I am a winger and am scared to make mistakes in an important knockout game, I can end up playing very simple and only passing backward to the defence.
Explain Anger
If I am playing in midfield and my marker is tugging my shirt and talking bad to me all game, with poor anger management I can snap at them and react violently.
Explain Happiness
I can play my shots with conviction and so when I play my serves and choose to tactically change to hitting to the left, I am happy and confident enough to follow through with the serve.
Explain Surprise
With a positive mindset I can overcome feelings of surprise. If my opponent plays a net shot and I lose the point after being surprised by the shot, I can let the feeling of surprise go and move on.
This means fear
This means that the ball is less likely to be played forward, reducing our chances of scoring and winning the game, yet also allowing the opposition to press our defence high and win the ball.
This means anger
I can get a red card, banning me from future games, hindering my development and making my team play with 10 players, outnumbering them.
This means happiness
My opponent will not be expecting the wide serve and not be able to return the shot, winning me a point.
This means surprise
I can regain focus and concentration on my next serve and point.
4 social factors
Communication
Etiquette
Team dynamics
Crowd influence
Sport and impact Communication
Football - positive
Sport and impact Etiquette
Football - negative
Sport and impact Team dynamics
Basketball - negative
Sport and impact Crowd influence
Positive - football
Explain Communication
If I am playing on the wing and my defender has stopped marking me, I can see my teammate centre midfielder has picked up the ball. Using good communication I can verbally shout to my teammate with the ball to ask for the pass.
Explain Etiquette
If a tense game is being played and I am winning, and the opponent needs the ball back, I refuse to give them the ball, which wastes time and which can anger them.
Explain Team dynamics
If it is a tight game and I miss an easy lay-up my teammates can criticise me and not encourage me, making me feel poor and not confident.
Explain Crowd influence
If a crowd is cheering me on when I make a clever pass in midfield, I can feel more motivated and happy about my performance making me feel very confident
This means Communication
This means that I receive the ball unmarked and can drive forward to get into a positive attacking position to set up a cross for my striker. This is better than the centre mid turning backward to play it to the defence because they now realise I am free and in a good position due to strong communication.
This means Etiquette
Arguments break out and more fouls are committed, making the game more dangerous and more likely for me or my teammates to get injured.
This means Team dynamics
The team can argue on the court and lose their concentration, allowing the opponent to capitalise and score points.
This means Crowd influence
I am more likely to try new skills and harder tricks to beat defenders and so my team are more likely to be dangerous in attack, which can frustrate the opposition and make my team more likely to score
