1. National 4/5 PE
The four factors

2. The four factors

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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