Chapter 7: Planning for optimum performance Note: Planning for optimum performance is closely aligned to the requirements of the Physical Activity Project (PAP). It is also a key component of the strand 1 compulsory examinable content. This chapter lays the theoretical basis for the PAP and provides the necessary content for the exam. The Coursework Planner focuses exclusively on completing the PAP. It provides detail on the requirements of each section, samples and a proforma for students to collect evidence and complete their first draft.
7.1 Personal performance analysis Introduction: Discuss the factors that affect performance. –A sk the students to identify the factors that they believe influence their performance most and why.
TASK 7.1 ANSWER Identify four factors that affect performance in one activity. – Justify and explain your choices based their importance to success in the activity. Activity: Orienteering – Health-related fitness: Cardio-respiratory endurance is important in orienteering as competitors must cover large distances over difficult terrain. – Tactics and strategies: Competitors must be able to plan a fast route taking into account natural obstacles and risks. – Performance-related fitness: Competitors must move quickly across uneven terrain requiring high levels of dynamic balance and co-ordination. –P sychological: Competitors must be self-reliant and be able to handle stress and anxiety as they may go off course or get lost.
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