1. Your tweet must state what performance profiling is and its importance in improving sports performance – You have 3 minutes
Don’t forget your tweet can only be a maximum of 140 characters
Don’t forget you will need to be concise and straight to the point
Compare with the person next to you, what are the similarities, what are the differences?

2. Exemplar Tweet
Performance profiling aids with motivation by allowing you to identify psychological skills training objectives and interventions.
Key words – Motivation, identify, psychological, interventions, and objectives

3. Long term Psychological Preparation
Performance Profiling
Can you identify what performance profiling is and describe its importance to an athlete in relation to an improvement in performance(C grade answer)
Can you use a performance profile wheel effectively to highlight psychological strengths and areas for improvement for an elite athlete, explaining your choices (B grade answer)
Can you justify and link any strengths and weaknesses, and plan for how your athlete might develop these in a psychological skills programme (A/A* answer)

4. QUESTION
Explain what performance profiling is, what it achieves and state some of the key areas you should consider for a psychological profile (7 marks)

5. Research task – Using the QR code on your I-Pad you will now need to research what performance profiling is with specific reference to psychological skills
Bullet point the key notes in your book including any sporting examples
You might also want to highlight the key words
Be prepared to share your findings with the class
Extension task – Can you pick the key points and main findings from the journal article (bottom QR Code)

7. Performance Profiling
Performance Profiling has the following objectives;
To identify areas that require psychological intervention
To identify your psychological skills training objectives
To aid your motivation and adherence to the programme
To allow you to compare and copy successful/elite performers
To monitor changes in your profile over time

8. Example of a performance Profile Wheel
One example of performance profiling is the profile wheel.
These clearly show the strengths and areas for improvement in a performance
The wheel can be used to analyse both physiological and psychological skills
In elite sport the wheel would often be filled out by both the coach and the performer
This visual representation of a performers complete performance will lead to accurate intervention and strategies

9. Performance Profiling
Move your post it notes up or down the table depending on your level of understanding (Top =green, Middle = amber , bottom = red)
Have a conversation with the person next to you, what steps do you need to take to move the post it note up?
Can you identify what performance profiling is and describe its importance to an athlete in relation to an improvement in performance(C grade answer)
Can you use a performance profile wheel effectively to highlight psychological strengths and areas for improvement for an elite athlete, explaining your choices (B grade answer)
Can you justify and link any strengths and weaknesses, and plan for how your athlete might develop these in a psychological skills programme (A/A* answer)

10. QUESTION
Explain what performance profiling is, what it achieves and state some of the key areas you should consider for a psychological profile (7 marks)

11. YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS TASK
You and your partner will need to carry out a performance profile on your chosen athlete
You will need to discuss and make decisions based on your own knowledge and the fact file
You may also wish to use previous work you have done on your athlete
Can you explain at least 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses and give sporting examples? (B grade answer)
Can you justify your explanation of his strengths and weaknesses, linking any explanations to other areas of the syllabus that we may have covered? (A/A* Grade answer)
Extension task – Can you begin to plan a psychological skills programme based on the strengths and weaknesses of your athlete?
YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS TASK

12. Presentations
You will now need to present your work to the other group
Ensure you make a point and back it up with any evidence
Everyone in the group must contribute
Be prepared to answer questions
Those people that want to achieve the higher mark will need to justify their answers and link their knowledge to other areas of the syllabus
Those listening should be prepared to;
Listen intently to the presentation and be prepared to challenge and ask for further clarification on any points made

13. Performance Profiling
Move your post it notes up or down the table depending on your level of understanding (Top =green, Middle = amber , bottom = red)
Have a conversation with the person next to you, what steps do you need to take to move the post it note up?
Can you identify what performance profiling is and describe its importance to an athlete in relation to an improvement in performance(C grade answer)
Can you use a performance profile wheel effectively to highlight psychological strengths and areas for improvement for an elite athlete, explaining your choices (B grade answer)
Can you justify and link any strengths and weaknesses, and plan for how your athlete might develop these in a psychological skills programme (A/A* answer)

14. QUESTION
Explain what performance profiling is, what it achieves and state some of the key areas you should consider for a psychological profile (7 marks)

15. MARK SCHEME
1 mark – Performance profiling allows a coach or an athlete to assess a both psychological components of a performance which will identify strengths and weaknesses in a performance and lead to intervention through psychological skills training.
5 marks –
To identify areas that require psychological intervention
To identify your psychological skills training objectives
To aid your motivation and adherence to the programme
To allow you to compare and copy successful/elite performers
To monitor changes in your profile over time
1 mark – Key areas to consider
Concentration
Determination
Motivation
Confidence
Focus
Belief
Mental toughness

16. Performance Profiling
Can you identify what performance profiling is and describe its importance to an athlete in relation to an improvement in performance(C grade answer)
Can you use a performance profile wheel effectively to highlight psychological strengths and areas for improvement for an elite athlete, explaining your choices (B grade answer)
Can you justify and link any strengths and weaknesses, and plan for how your athlete might develop these in a psychological skills programme (A/A* answer)
Exam Question -
Explain what performance profiling is, what it achieves and state some of the key areas you should consider for a psychological profile (7 marks)