2. National 5 Factors Impacting on Performance

3. Starter – Mental A lack of __________ can result in me being distracted easily which, as a goalkeeper, can mean I lose goals for my team easily. One of my strengths is __________. This results in me always doing my very best to try and win the game, particularly if my team go behind. I want to succeed because I want my team to be successful. My __________ is a weakness because I often go into games with it being too high. This results in me making rash challenges which can mean that I get yellow carded or sent off. This could leave my team one player down for the rest of the match.

4. Starter - Emotional My ______ affects me in a negative way. I do not like performing in front of an audience on my own as I tend to be scared of making mistakes or embarrassing myself. My performance is affected positively by _______. If the opponent wins the rally I am able to keep my cool and get on with the game. If I was to get frustrated and ______ I would make more mistakes resulting in my opponent winning more points.

5. Starter - Social ________ is a strength of mine because, as the captain of the team, I am able to organise my team mates for situations such as corners and free kicks, making it more difficult for our opponents to score. I can also ________ effectively to set up offside traps with the rest of my defence. I do not like __________. I prefer working in a team because, as an individual, I struggle to motivate myself to get back into the game. I like to have team mates to encourage me through games. I also like the camaraderie of playing as part of a team.

6. Starter - Physical _______ is my strength because I am able to get from one side of the court to the other side very ______ which is an advantage on the fast break as it can give my point guard more passing options before the opponents set up their zone defence. A weakness of mine is _______. As a striker, I find it difficult to hold the ball up in attack to give my team mates time to get up the pitch. This is because I lack the ______ to hold my marker off the ball resulting in him easily dispossessing me.

7. FIP 1.1 Why did you use the two tests you have chosen to write about? Paragraph 1 – introduce the two tests you want to write about. (Name, aspect, activity). Paragraph 2 – Explain why you used test number 1. Paragraph 3 – Explain why you used test number 2. Paragraph 4 – Conclusion (reiterate – for these reasons I used tests x and y).

8. FIP 1.2 Name and explain one positive factor and one negative factor. (Your chosen factors should be from MESP, but you can include as many aspects as you like) Paragraph 1 – Introduce your positive factor, your negative factor, your activity and your chosen aspects within those factors. Paragraph 2,3,4 – Take each of your positive aspects one by one and explain how they affect your performance in a positive way. One para per aspect. Paragraph 5,6,7 – Take each of the negative aspects and explain how they affect your performance in a negative way. Paragraph 8 – Conclusion. Summarise what you have explained.

9. FIP 1.2 Example (Positive Factor) – Mental (Aspect) – Motivation As I have a high level of internal motivation, I am determined to succeed. This meant that when my team went 1-0 down in hockey, I was still motivated to keep trying and helped my team draw level. (Negative Factor) – Social (Aspect) – Cooperation I found it difficult to work with one of my team- mates as we do not get on with one another. This meant that we were unable to work together effectively which caused us to lose the game.

10. FIP 1.3 Explain why you used two approaches to develop performance. Write about each approach individually. Give reasons why you used that particular approach. 2 marks for each approach – two detailed points about why each were used.