1. Unit 11 Task 3
Analysis of Sports Performance
P5 Criteria Only
2. Unit 11 - Task 3 - P5
Explain the purpose and resources
required for analysing different levels
of sporting performance.
Pages 22-26 of the Electronic Text
Book will be very useful.
3. Task Context
• You are creating a resource for future coaches based
on your experiences in Unit 11 tasks 1 and 2.
• You need to choose two of the performer levels below
for you whole task to be based on.
– Foundation
– Participation
– Performance
– Elite
• You do not need to complete a comparison just explain
in detail each of the following factors.
• This resource should be able to support future coaches
start the work you have completed so far.
4. Talent ID
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation The talent identification for a participation sports
performer would be observing a performance that is
given. The purpose is that they are able to find players
who have something special to player at a higher level
of the sport.
Elite The talent ID at an elite level would be looking at who
the players that need to be marked properly if you are
playing a team the next week to see if they are a big
threat or not and how to deal with them.
5. Monitoring current fitness levels
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation At participation level then simple fitness test will be
used to look at the fitness levels , at this level
something like the cooper run would be a useful way to
determine ones fitness as it isn't expensive.
Elite In an elite level then the players will be test with
expensive equipment to be able to find out how fit
they are like a Vo2 max could be used to see if they
utilize oxygen.
6. Identifying strengths and areas for
improvement
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation In participation this would have to be done by looking
at players to see what they are good at and what they
aren't so good at and they are good at and what hey
can do this by marking down how many things he does
right or wrong and ticking it down.
Elite Elite sports will have technology to be able to monitor
the players and see what they are doing so that they
have the technology to see how far players run in a
match and how many shots on target they have
automatically for you to improve players.
7. Performance assessment
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation In participation then you need to asses an individual
performance by watching them play and you will be
able to determine whether outside factors such as the
other teams tactics at this level observations will be
made by just looking at them and writing notes down.
Elite In elite level performance a sports performer gets
assessed by technology and they can see how well
they play buy technology checking how many passes
are completed and then put into a chart.
8. Recovery after injury
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation Here they will have to go outside the club to get there
recovery done so it will be public healthcare and it
wont be done in order for them to be playing again as
quickly as possible.
Elite Elite level performers get there treatment within the
club so that they are able to get on the road to playing
again as soon as possible by having very highly trained
private doctors and surgeons and physiotherapists to
get them through there injury as quick as possible as
they need them.
9. Assessment of health status
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation The participation level assessment of health would be
what they get from the doctors to see if they are
healthy or not and that is what there assessment would
be.
Elite In the elite level of performance then there health
status will be told to them whenever they feel they
need to or when it is compulsory by there club doctor
to see if they are healthy or not.
10. Squad selection
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation In participation the squad selection will be down to
who is available on the day and who is playing better
then the others and this will be done by simply asking
the questions.
Elite In elite performance then there will be many reasons
to why they will be selected for the high level match
that they will be playing in and this will be down to
there fitness, there confidence, there form and there
skill which will make them become a more favored
player over others.
11. Goal setting
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of purpose (‘why’ and ‘how’)
Participation Participation level goal setting will be where the player
will make themselves a goal to score a certain amount
of goals in the season and there may be a team goal to
finish higher then they did last season and these goals
will be rather general and not very specific.
Elite Elite players will have to sit down with advisers and go
through Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic and
Time phased goals which will get them motivated and
determined to achieve what has been set for them.
12. Human
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of resources (‘why’ and ‘what’)
Participation Here it is down to themselves to be determined and
motivated to achieve a goal and to also be committed
to the team as at participation level the players may
not be motivated.
Elite Elite level players will be very motivated and will have
team members to compete against for positions and
coaches to help push them and motivate them to get
feedback and improve as players.
13. Facilities
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of resources (‘why’ and ‘what’)
Participation At participation level the athletes wont have really
good facilities so they will have to be playing on parks
and poor grounds, they wont have the access to
laboratories so they are also not able to get results
relevant to them but simple things are available to
them which is still good.
Elite The elite players will have multi-million pound facilities
for them to use so that they are in perfect conditions so
that they are not open to getting injuries .
14. Time
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of resources (‘why’ and ‘what’)
Participation Time is a big issue with participation level as players
will have things like family and work that will get in the
way of them playing and it will make it harder for them.
Elite Elite players have loads of time as there jobs are
playing so they will have all the time they need to be
able to spend more time improving the players sorting
out tactics and training for the upcoming matches.
15. Equipment
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of resources (‘why’ and ‘what’)
Participation Equipment that is available for participation level
players are things like cones and a stopwatch and
these do manage to do what is necessary for this level
of performance as they don’t need to know much more
Elite Elite performers will have very high level pieces of
equipment available to them so they can be tested on
in very high amounts of detail and can find out very
specific things such as a Vo2 max.
16. Financial
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of resources (‘why’ and ‘what’)
Participation At participation level the athletes will have to fund
themselves so they aren't able to get the best out of
there performance with all the top of the market
equipment and training gear etc.
Elite At an elite club the players will be funded to get all the
best things that they need to be able to come the best
player that they can be.
17. Scientific support and equipment
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of resources (‘why’ and ‘what’)
Participation At participation level these pieces of equipment aren't
available for them due to the high costs so they have
to use simple standardized tests with stop watches etc.
Elite At an elite club the players will have a lot of funding so
that they are able to get the scientific support
necessary for them to see what needs improving and
see how well they are doing.
18. Safety
Level of Sports Performance Detailed explanation of resources (‘why’ and ‘what’)
Participation Safety is important in every performance level of sport
and the players and coaches will ensure they keep
them all safe .
Elite At an elite level the players have to stay safe so that
they don’t get injured as injuries cost a lot of money to
the clubs and a lot of time that they wont get back as
they need the players to be playing in the matches.
