Individual, Enviromental And Task Consttaints

Question 1

Individual constraints

Answer 1

Structural constraints

• body size (height , weight, limb length)
• fitness levels (agility, speed, power , aerobic power)

Functional constraints

• technical skills
• attention
• anxiety
• perceptual set and decision making skills (recording patterns of play and anticipation, known as “reading the play”

Question 2

Environmental Constraints

Answer 2

Physical Environment

• locality in which a player was raised (Eg parks, backyards, vacant blocks to provide opportunities to play sport )
• noise (irreverent stimuli) level in gymnasium or sporting field
• gravity
• weather conditions
• natural light
• terrain
• quality of practice facilities (backyard structure)

Social/Cultural Environment

• cultural norms (Australia= cricket)
• family support networks
• peer groups (friends, team-mates)
• societal expectations (Vic-AFL, NRL-NSW,QLD)
• Culture of a sport club and access to high quality coaching

Question 3

Task Constraints

Answer 3

• rules of the sport
• equipment available
• field/pitch/court dimensions
• player numbers/team size (Eg 3V3 soccer rather than 11 V11)
• instructions about how to complete the task
• relative state of game