National 4/5 PE The four factors

The four factors

Sub factors Draw out a table with the four factors as headings Place each sub factor under the correct heading physical mental social emotional Sub factors

Physical Fitness (stamina, speed, strength, flexibility, power) Anger Co-operation Tactics Concentration Working in isolation Decision-making Fear Skill-related fitness (agility, balance, co-ordination, reaction-time) Happiness/sadness Gender issues Skills Mental toughness Trust Roles and responsibilities Motivation Levels of arousal Team dynamics

The four factors table Physical Mental Emotional Social Skills Physical fitness Skill-related fitness Tactics and composition Motivation Concentration Decision-making Mental toughness Focus Levels of arousal Anger Fear Trust Happiness Sadness Communication Cooperating Roles and responsibilities Gender issues Fair play/etiquette Working as part of a team Working in isolation

Physical factors Physical factor The physical factor covers all features related to your practical ability. Including both Physical and skill-related fitness, the skills you possess and your ability to carry-out tactics and compositions Physical factors include: fitness skills tactics Physical factors

Fitness Skill-related fitness Physical fitness Co-ordination Strength Speed Stamina (cardio-respiratory and muscular endurance) Power Flexibility Skill-related fitness Co-ordination Reaction time Agility Balance Fitness

Skills Skills Ball control timing Dribbling  rhythm, Shooting  consistency Special qualities  imagination  flair  creativity Quality of performance  fluency  effort  accuracy Ball control Dribbling Shooting Passing Catching/throwing Serving Defence/attacking skills Clears Volleys Underarm shot Overarm shots Diving Turns Front crawl Skills

Tactics and composition Principles of play  width  depth  mobility tactics  routines  compositional form Performance considerations  personal strengths and weaknesses  role related demands  team/group strengths and weaknesses  time of play Tactics and composition

Mental factors Mental mental toughness concentration decision-making Mental factors cover thinking and cognitive processes, including: Concentration is the ability to stay fully focused on a task for the full period of time that task is happening. This may be following a tactic, marking a player or carrying out a skill repeatedly. Motivation-is what drives you. It’s the desire and direction of your effort. So, in other words, it’s about being eager and working hard to succeed in sport. Decision-making – is choosing the correct option and the right time. Decision-making is when the performer makes a voluntary choice from a set of alternatives. This decision will usually lead to a movement, action, tactical change or selected skill. Mental toughness-describes the capacity of an individual to deal effectively with stressors, pressures and challenges, and perform to the best of their ability, irrespective of the circumstances in which they find themselves. Mental concentration decision-making mental toughness motivation Mental factors

Emotional factors Emotional Emotional factors The emotional factor is all about a performer’s feelings and how these can influence the outcome of any activity. This includes emotions which affect confidence, resilience and self-control. Emotional factors include: Anger Fear Trust Emotional Fear Anger Trust happiness/ sadness Emotional factors

Social factor social cultural issues Social factors The social factor relates to the features which can change when individuals have to work or perform on their own or with others. It also concerns areas of conduct while performing and the effect of culture and the environment on the performance. This includes:   working with others (team work/cooperation/communication/etiquette) working in isolation Issues around culture Issues around environment social group dynamics cultural issues societal issues Social factor

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/40833730 Watch the clip of the 10,000m Consider what Factors/Sub factors Mo Farah needs under each heading to ensure he is successful. Video clip