Paper 2 - Guidance And Feedback Flashcards
What is guidance?
A method of conveying information to a performer.
What are the different types of guidance?
Visual
Verbal
Manual
Mechanical
What is visual guidance?
Its presented in a form that the performer can see.
It can be a live demonstration to a video, poster or chart.
What are the advantages of visual guidance?
Useful for all levels Especially good for young/inexperienced performers Vision is most peoples dominant sense Allows them to see what is required Can copy what they have seen
What are the disadvantages of visual guidance?
Must be good quality.
Some are too complex to demonstrate
Not effective if the performer doesn’t pay attention.
What is verbal guidance?
Its when a coach describes how to perform a skill or tells a performer something.
They hear it.
What are the advantages of verbal guidance?
Especially useful for higher levels
Good way of highlighting key points
Useful for sharing basic information and instruction
Questioning can often make them think
What are the disadvantages of verbal guidance?
Can be an information overload
Can be boring
Arenas are often noisy, making it harder to hear
Complex things are often difficult to explain verbally
What is manual guidance?
Involves a coach physically moving a performer into the correct position or supporting them as they perform a skill.
What are the advantages of manual guidance?
Good for beginners
Allows the performer to develop the correct feel
What are the disadvantages of manual guidance?
Can feel different
A performer may not think they are actually performing the skill themselves.
What is mechanical guidance?
Takes place when objects/aids are used to assist in the coaching process.
What are the advantages of mechanical guidance?
Good for potentially dangerous skills
Allow them to gain a feel for a movement without fear
Good for building confidence
What are the disadvantages of mechanical guidance?
Equipment may be expensive
Can rely on the aid
What is feedback?
The information a performer receives about their performance.
It can be given during and/or after a performance
What are the types of feedback?
Positive Negative Knowledge of results Knowledge of performance Extrinsic Intrinsic
What is positive feedback?
About what was correct or good about the performance.
What are the advantages of positive feedback?
Motivates, especially beginners
Makes them feel like they had successful aspects to their performance
What are the disadvantages of positive feedback?
Can emphasise positive aspects too highly and suggest that the overall performance was better than it actually was.
What is negative feedback?
About what was incorrect or bad about the performance
What are the advantages of negative feedback?
Enables a coach to provide guidance on how to improve
Help prioritise specific skills they need to improve
What are the disadvantages of negative feedback?
Can become demoralising, especially for beginners
To much can leave them struggling to know how to respond.
What is knowledge of results?
Feedback on results provides the performer with information about their placing in a tournament or the time it took them to complete a race.
What are the advantages of knowledge of results?
It gives the performer a quick measure of their success.
What are the disadvantages of knowledge of results?
It can be demotivating for other performers in situations where there can only be one winner.
What is knowledge of performance?
Feedback on performance provides the performer with information about their performance generally and about their technique more specifically.
What are the advantages of knowledge of performance?
There are many aspects to one performance so the feedback can be very detailed for experienced performers or focus on one or two aspects of the performance for beginners.
What are the disadvantages of knowledge of performance?
It can be challenging to break a performance down in order to provide the detailed feedback required by experienced performers.
What is extrinsic feedback?
This is feedback a performer receives about their performance from outside themselves, such as a coach.
What are the advantages of extrinsic feedback?
Beginners need it from coaches to be made aware of, and learn, basic skills and techniques.
More experienced performers can combine extrinsic and intrinsic to gain a full picture of their performance.
What are the disadvantages of extrinsic feedback?
It can be difficult to get the advice and help of a qualified coach, especially for beginners.
What is intrinsic feedback?
The feedback a performer receives about their performance from within.
Kinaesthetic feedback is a form of intrinsic feedback.
What are the advantages of intrinsic feedback?
Performers, particularly experienced performers, can make immediate adjustments.
What are the disadvantages of intrinsic feedback?
It requires a high level of knowledge about a particular activity to be able to identify precisely what did not work well and what needs to be done to improve it.
Beginners are unlikely to have this level of knowledge.
