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Question 1

What are you saying about Skill Classification?

Answer 1

• The skill is open as its execution depends on environment, complex as a lot of judgements made, gross with large movements, externally paced.

Question 2

What are you saying about Bilateral transfer?

Answer 2

• He has a good hand off with both arms. Bilateral transfer has occurred from limb to limb as he has a good understanding of the cognitive aspects of the skill

Question 3

What are you going to say about arousal?

Answer 3

• Catastrophe theory says performance increases with arousal to a certain point then suddenly drops. Inverted U also says this but more gradual. Dom has high arousal and high performance, but controls this well to avoid these drops

Question 4

What are you going to say about aggression?

Answer 4

• Instinct theory says it is a natural response developed by evolution. Frustration aggression hypothesis says if there is an obstacle we will be aggressive to seek catharsis. However he controls this well and acts within the laws of the game

Question 5

What are you going to say about feedback?

Answer 5

• Accomplished athlete in the associative stage of learning. Gains intrinsic feedback with practice from proprioceptors. Can also gain extrinsic concurrent as he can cope with this, to develop the skill. Should be basic to avoid information overload

Question 6

What are you going to say about Bandura and Social Learning?

Answer 6

• Social Learning Theory uses demonstration, attention, retention, motor reproduction. Physical recreation could help Dom develop this skill

Question 7

What are you going to say about stability?

Answer 7

• Ability to resist motion, remain at rest, and withstand force returning to original position
• Mass, points of contact, base of support, centre of mass

Question 8

What are you going to say about centre of mass?

Answer 8

• The point at which all mass can be said to be evenly distributed. Bending knees for lower centre of mass means more stability, rather than bending at hips. This means it falls within base of support.

Question 9

What are you going to say about attitudes?

Answer 9

• Has good attitude towards training. Formed by experience, peer group, conditioning, social learning and familiarity. Trained from young age means high familiarity
• Triadic model: cognitive, effective, behavioural. All are positive.

Question 10

What are you going to say about motivation?

Answer 10

• Has high motivation because of external goals such as praise. Also persuasive communication, successful as persuader (coach) is of high status and popularity

Question 11

What are you going to say about team dynamics?

Answer 11

• Forming, storming, norming, performing have all taken place. Group is well established and has a common goal. Therefore the group is dynamic and communicates well

Question 12

What are you going to say about Ringlemann?

Answer 12

• Coordination errors increase with the number of people on the team. Rugby has many members, so the group formation process is even more important. High shared identity and group cohesion minimises coordination losses

Question 13

What are you going to say about anxiety?

Answer 13

• Somatic is physiological responses. Cognitive is nervousness. Dom has trait anxiety in important games. Lets external factors such as social involvement affect concentration

Question 14

What are you going to say about attentional field?

Answer 14

• If anxiety is high, the attentional field can be too wide. Sometimes takes in too many stimuli, meaning loss of concentration and small details aren’t picked up on

Question 15

What are you going to say about social loafing?

Answer 15

• Personal issue rather than because of team dynamics. Motivational loss due to relaxation. May be because of unnoticed performance as a better player

Question 16

What are you going to say about practice methods?

Answer 16

• Varied and whole practice is required. This is because it is an open skill and is best to be practised as a whole to interact with the environment. Also varied to get used to number of situations

Question 17

What are you going to say about muscle fibres?

Answer 17

• These are fast glycolytic. Large neuron size, many fibres per neuron, low MC density, high contraction force. This means strong maximal effort
• Motor end plate recieves signal and innervates muscle fibres at neuromuscular junction. Signal passes over synaptic cleft when enough charge and neurotransmitter. Muscle action potential travels down fibre, all or none.

Question 18

What are you going to say about ergogenic aids? (HGH)

Answer 18

• HGH used for strength. Illegal and increases protein synthesis for muscle growth, causing lean mass. Causes abnormal bone and muscle development.

Question 19

What are you going to say about Starling’s Law?

Answer 19

• Venous return increase means high atrial stretch, stimulating SA node. Recoil means lower ESV, increase in SV and Q.

Question 20

What are you going to say about mechanics of breathing?

Answer 20

• High tidal volume maximises PO2 at lungs, meaning more gaseous exchange and more oxygen available
• Because of chemoreceptors, baroreceptors, proprioceptors, additional inspiratory muscles such as sternocleidomastoid and pectoralis minor recruited.

Question 21

What are you going to say about the knee joint?

Answer 21

• Flexion at the knee joint. Knee is a hinge joint, articulating bones tibia and femur. 180 motion in sagittal plane. Concentric contraction of the hamstring group, biceps femoris and semi tendinosus

Question 22

What are you going to say about training cycles?

Answer 22

• Flexibility improvement is a mid term goal, achieved with a mesocycle. 4-16 weeks as part of macrocycle. Train by PNF, active passive, more useful as can be done alone

Question 23

What are you going to say about Newton’s Laws?

Answer 23

• Inertia: muscle contractions mean inertia is overcome. Unequal force acts upon him
• Reaction: equal reaction force in opposite direction. Ground applies forwards and upwards force in opposite direction.
• Rate of change in motion is proportional to and in the same direction as force applied. Greater force applied means greater acceleration

Question 24

What are you going to say about acceleration?

Answer 24

• Acceleration = final velocity - initial velocity / time taken. Final velocity is not much larger than initial, meaning acceleration is low. Opponents can catch up.