Key term
Eduqas A-Level Physical Education A550QS
Health, Fitness and an Active Lifestyle
Short-Term Responses to Exercise
Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
Fitness Testing and Components of Fitness
Training Methods, Principles and Periodisation
Topic overviewSpecificity, progressive overload, reversibility, variance and FITTContinuous, fartlek, interval and high intensity trainingWeight, plyometric, circuit and flexibility trainingAltitude training and training in hot and cold climatesTraining zones, heart rate monitoring and periodisation
Energy Systems
Fatigue and Recovery
Diet, Nutrition and Supplements
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Joints and the Musculo-Skeletal System
Planes, Axes and Movement Patterns
Biomechanical Principles and Levers
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Performance Analysis
Technology in Sport
Personality
Attitudes
Goal Setting
Stress, Arousal and Anxiety
Motivation
Aggression
Social Facilitation
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Attribution Theory
Self-Efficacy and Confidence
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Transfer, Practice and Guidance
Information Processing, Memory and Feedback
Sport, Culture and Society
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Ethics, Deviance and Doping
Social Differentiation in Sport
Sport and the Mass Media
Commercialisation and Globalisation
Performance Analysis
- 3 subtopics
- 9 things to know
- Components 1 and 2
What Performance Analysis covers
Performance Analysis is examined in both papers, since Component 1 and Component 2 can each examine any of the content. It covers the coaching process and approaches to analysis, video analysis and notational analysis, time-motion analysis and GPS.
Where it is assessed
Components 1 and 2
Either 2 hour written paper, each worth 35% of the A level, can examine this.
Check the Eduqas specification ↗The 3 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- The coaching process and approaches to analysisWhy coaches analyse performance, the limits of real-time observation, qualitative and quantitative analysis, the physical, technical, tactical and behavioural aspects of performance, and choosing a method.Open →
- Video analysisVideo analysis with split-screen, slow-motion and frame-by-frame replay, its advantages and disadvantages, motivation, tactical analysis, camera angles, wider access and use with novices.Open →
- Notational analysis, time-motion analysis and GPSNotational analysis and its uses, strengths and weaknesses, computerised systems, time-motion analysis, GPS tracking in team sports with its advantages and limits, and performance analysis in the media.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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What are video analysis and split-screen analysis used for?
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What is notational analysis?
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Why do coaches observe and analyse performance?
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What is video analysis?
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What are the uses of notational analysis?
Evaluation
What are the limitations of real-time observation?
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What is split-screen analysis?
Evaluation
What are the advantages of notational analysis?
Take Performance Analysis further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Qualitative analysis vs Quantitative analysis
Qualitative analysis: judging the quality of technique against a model. Quantitative analysis: measuring performance with numerical data.
Notational analysis vs Time-motion analysis
Notational analysis: a tally of how often particular actions happen. Time-motion analysis: a record of how long a player spends walking, jogging and sprinting.
Split-screen analysis vs Frame-by-frame analysis
Split-screen analysis: two recordings shown side by side for comparison. Frame-by-frame analysis: stepping through footage one image at a time.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
Why do coaches observe and analyse performance?
Model answer
Analysis identifies strengths and weaknesses. The coach can then plan training to improve performance.
- 2
What are the limitations of real-time observation?
Model answer
A coach cannot see or remember everything in a fast game. Emotion and bias can distort judgement.
- 3
Why is technology needed for performance analysis?
Model answer
Technology records performance so it can be replayed and measured. Analysis becomes more accurate and objective.
- 4
What is qualitative analysis?
Model answer
Qualitative analysis describes the quality of a performance. A coach judges technique against a model of the skill.
- 5
What is quantitative analysis?
Model answer
Quantitative analysis measures performance with numbers. Pass completion rates and sprint times are examples.
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What are the four aspects of performance a coach can analyse?
Model answer
A coach can analyse physical, technical, tactical and behavioural aspects of performance.
What is inside Levo
Six ways to work the same material.
Performance Analysis revision questions
- What does Performance Analysis cover in Eduqas A-Level Physical Education?
- 3 subtopics: the coaching process and approaches to analysis, video analysis and notational analysis, time-motion analysis and gps. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Performance Analysis organised?
- By the Eduqas A550QS specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
Every question in Performance Analysis, on a schedule.
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