strengths and weakness's

1. Unit 27
Task 2 – Performance Strengths and
Areas for Improvement

2. Strength 1/4
• Excellence Trait: Balance
• Describe / Explain / Critically Analyze:
• balance is the ability to stay upright or stay in control of body movement,
and coordination is the ability to move two or more body parts under
control, smoothly and efficiently. It is essential that in Alfie’s position being
a lineout jumper that when being elevated in the lineout to receive the ball
that his stays in an upright position whilst being in control of his body in
the air in order to precisely receive the ball. I feel like this is a real focus
point and strength for Alfie due to his level of performance as the Lineout
plays a pivotal role in a teams patterns of play (offensively defensively)
having a good lineout is important as it is the foundation for your team to
play off it also gives a good platform for the backs to work off and get
front foot ball.
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages

3. Strength 2/4
• Excellence Trait: Power
• Describe / Explain / Critically Analyze:
• Power specifically describes the ability to exert force quickly, rugby is
largely a power sport. As a forward activities within an 80 minutes game
involve the player quickly moving his own body weight forward, laterally
and vertically, or moving the weight of an opponent quickly, meaning that
power is a key determinant of success in rugby at the highest level. It is
important that power is trained especially at performance level as it is
essential in rugby to gain an advantage over your opposition. I feel this a
essential strength within rugby as I feel that for Alfie’s position and level of
sport being a powerful player will allow Alfie to break through tackles and
make valuable meters to get his team over the gain line. Another
advantage of being powerful is the ability to stop an opposing player at
source when defending and make a dominant effective tackle.
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages

4. Strength 3/4
• Excellence Trait: Lineout Calls
• Describe / Explain / Critically Analyze:
A lineout call or code is used to communicate the throwing and catching strategy
for that lineout, The lineout plays a pivotal in a game of rugby, the lineout It is a
way of restarting play after the ball has been knocked or kicked out of play past the
touch line. I felt that this was an important strength, In Alfie’s position he not only
is a lineout jumper he is also a lineout caller it is important for Alfie to have a
lineout call that outwits and confuses the opposition lineout in order for his team
to maintain the ball and give a solid platform for the backs to get front foot ball off.
Without a good lineout it prevents you and your team getting front foot ball, if you
have predictable lineout calls then the opposition team are more likely to disrupt
and steal your lineout ball. A good lineout call provides the throwing team with a
huge advantage because, providing the hooker is accurate, they know exactly
where the ball is going to go and who should jump or be lifted to catch it.
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages

5. Strength 4/4
• Excellence Trait: use of skills
• Describe / Explain / Critically Analyze:
• Use of Skill is an athlete's ability to choose and perform the right
techniques at the right time, successfully, regularly and with a minimum of
effort. Being able to use your skills in rugby is essential as a flanker you are
involved in close contact throughout the game whether it’s “tipping” the
ball on, “Jackling” for the ball or making dominant tackles, it is important
that the skills and strengths that Alfie has acquired through his training he
uses to his advantage not only for his own performance but his teams
performance. In Alfie’s position being able to be a good “jackler” of the
ball adds another trait to his repertoire and will make him a more effective
player during the 80 minute period.
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages

6. Development Area 1/4
• Excellence Trait: evasive footwork before contact
• Describe / Explain / Critically Analyse:
• Evasive footwork is the ability to destabilize an opposing defender,
• In Alfie’s position as a forward he will be receiving a lot of ball around the
rucks as well as running lines of his fly half, If Alfie has poor footwork
before contact he will become predictable to opposing defenders meaning
that they will be able to make effective dominant tackles as Alfie is
running in a straight line and not trying to destabilize the defender,
another disadvantage of having poor footwork before contact is that when
the tackle is made Alfie will be on the floor whereas having good footwork
will allow you to stay on your feet longer which means that there is a
higher chance of support players being available to Alfie.
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages

7. Development Area 2/4
• Excellence Trait: Agility
• Agility is the ability of the body to change direction quickly, this will be a
disadvantage to Alfie as a Flanker you are involved with a lot of close
contact collisions within the 80 minute game which require good agility. I
felt that this was a definite area for development as a flanker, having poor
agility will reduce the likelihood of Alfie destabilizing opposition defenders
therefore making him easy and predictable to tackle this means that he
will not stay on his feet which means the time taken to support Alfie will
be reduced increasing the chance of a turnover. Another disadvantage to
Alfie having poor agility is that he will not be able to make effective meters
when coming up to opposition defenders .
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages

8. Development Area 3/4
• Excellence Trait: speed
• Describe / Explain / Critically Analyse:
• Speed is the ability to move the body quickly and
efficiently, speed is an essential trait within the game of
rugby it is simple if your are faster than an opposition
defender you will get round the outside of him. I feel that
this was a define area for development for Alfie especially
due to his performance, Speed is important to gain an
advantage over the opponents in all aspects of the game,
e.g. chasing kicks, supporting line breaks. Without speed it
can really have a negative affect on your performance
reducing the chances of Alfie making line breaks and
supporting play which is a pivotal role as a flanker.
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages

9. Development Area 4/4
• Excellence Trait: Body Composition
• Describe / Explain / Critically Analyze:
• Body composition is the percentage of body weight which
is fat, muscle or bone. It helps sportspeople depending on
the type of sport they play. A flanker like Alfie needs to
make sure he has a balance between muscle and fat if he
doesn’t then this will negatively affect his performance due
to being involved with close contact collision which means
he will not be effective when carrying the ball in contact
which means he will reduce the chances of him getting
over the gain line, if he has to much fat and not enough
muscle he will not be able to sustain a high level of
performance in an 80 minute game meaning his will
become less effective as the game goes on.
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest
Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and
disadvantages