This document describes 5 different performance curves: linear, positive acceleration, negative acceleration, S-shaped, and plateau. Each curve represents how athletic performance in a sport can improve with increased trials or training over time. For example, a sprinter may see positive acceleration curve gains, while a weightlifter's progress could plateau.

1. Performance Curves Task : Draw the performance curves below and give a sporting
example for each one
Linear Curve
- Performance improves in
direct proportion to number
of trials
Positive Acceleration Curve
- Performance improves
slowly but then increases
Negative Acceleration Curve
- Performance improves
quickly but then slows
down
S-shaped Curve
- Performance improves
slowly then quickly then
slowly and continues as
such
Plateau in Performance
- Performance improves but
then reaches a point with no
further improvement