Preparation of the Body Exam Preparation

Date Monday 1st June

Time Higher - 9.00 – 11.30am Intermediate 2 – 1.00 – 3.00pm

Area 2 - Preparation of the Body

You will have a choice of 3 questions (each question normally has 4 parts with the total question being marked out of 20).

Complete one question only.

Managing your Time Time allocation of 2 hours 30 minutes

Spend 5 minutes reading all 3 POB questions and select the best question for you.

Spend roughly 40 minutes on your POB question

This leaves you approximately 2.5 minutes per mark, you should use this as a guide for how long you spend at each part of the question.

2 mark questions – 5 minutes 4 mark questions – 10 minutes 6 mark questions – 15 minutes 8 mark questions – 20 minutes

REMEMBER THIS IS WRITING TIME

Revision Areas Cycle of Analysis

Identify what is to be analysed. Observe the performance Collate the results of observation Identify strengths/weaknesses of performance Compare with good performance or agreed

criteria Prepare plan of action to improve performance Carry out plan of action

Repeat

What needs to be considered?

How did you collect information on your performance?

Within performance – observation schedules in the form of match analysis sheets/movement analysis sheets.General – Match analysisFocussed – Movement analysis

Out with performance – fitness tests used

Training diary/log

Information collected Before/During/After

Revision Areas Physical Related Aspects of Fitness Important for Football.

PhysicalCardio-respiratory enduranceMuscular enduranceSpeed (endurance)Strength (endurance)FlexibilityPower

You must have detailed information of actual situations of how a ‘model performer’ should be performing and what they need to do. This information gives you details for completing strengths and weaknesses on you own performance.

Remember you should always be discussing your own performance.

Revision Areas

Skill Related Aspects of Fitness Important for Football

Skill-RelatedBalanceAgilityTimingCoordinationReaction TimeMovement Anticipation

You must have detailed information of actual situations of how a ‘model performer’ should be performing and what they need to do. This information gives you details for completing strengths and weaknesses on you own performance.

Revision Areas Mental Related Aspects of Fitness Important for

Football

MentalLevel of arousalManaging emotionsRehearsalConcentration

You must have detailed information of actual situations of how a ‘model performer’ should be performing and what they need to do. This information gives you details for completing strengths and weaknesses on you own performance.

Revision Areas

Planning a Relevant Training Programme

Factors to take into consideration.

Stage within the training season Off/Pre-season/post season Training cycles (meso/micro/macro) Current level of fitness Short/Long term goals (Goal setting) Peaking for performance Specific personal needs

Revision Areas

Planning a Relevant Training Programme

Selecting Training Method Fitness only Combined fitness and skills training Combination of both Continuous Interval Fartlek Circuit training etc

Preparation of the BodyRevision Planning a Relevant Training Programme

Principles of Training Specificity Frequency Intensity Duration Reversibility Progressive Overload

Preparation of the BodyRevision Monitoring Progress/performance

During/After Video Observation schedules Training diary/logbook Personal evaluations Coach observations

This PowerPoint is available to download on the Higher Wiki site. Click on the POB link then find POB revision PPT file.

http//physical-ed.wikispaces.com

Revision Questions1. In an activity of your choice, select two important aspects

of fitness. Describe in detail why each aspect of fitness was important to your performance. Give specific examples to support your answer.

2. Select one aspect of fitness from part (1). Describe in detail one session in which you used a specific method of training to develop this aspect of fitness.

3. With reference to the demands of the activity, explain why you consider this method of training to be appropriate.

4. During your training programme you will have monitored your progress. Give reasons to explain why this was important.