Analysis of Performance Example Questions

Trampolining Analysis of Performance – example questions

1. Rules (and their role in sport), regulations and terminology

1. What’s the minimum number of people you should use to set up a trampoline? Four People

2. Give 3 safety factors a bouncer must consider before bouncing on the trampoline. Correct clothing / No Jewellery / Trampoline has been put up correctly and checked for wear and Tear / They are well enough to be participating / You have a qualified instructor present and spotters

3. What is the job of the spotter? To carefully watch the person bouncing and be alert. They may need to push the bouncer back onto the trampoline if they lose control and come to the edge of the trampoline.

4. What is the term for: - Seat drop half twist to seat (Swivel hips) - Back drop half twist to back (Cradle) - Front drop half turn to front drop (Turn Table)

5. What is the recommended ceiling height for rec trampolining? 5m

6. What is the recommended ceiling height for comp. trampolining? 8m

7. Factors to consider re: positioning of a trampoline? Away from walls / not under direct sunlight / not underneath beams

8. Safety rules for the participant? Jewellery / hair / listen to instruction / appropriate clothing / spotting / footwear

9. What are the main body shapes to perform a somersault? Tuck, Pike and Straight

10.How are Seat drop, full twist to seat drop more commonly known? Roller

11.Individual trampolining competitions.. how many form judges are there? 5

12.How many of the form judges marks are counted? 3

13.What do the judges mark? Height, Form and Travel

2. Observation and analysis

1. Watch a student bouncing/performing: Comment on the strengths and weaknesses What could they do to improve? 2. Watch a student performing a back drop/cradle/front drop to seat drop Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of the performance What could they do to improve?

3. What are the progressions for teaching a front drop for the first time?

4. Observe participant A and analyse their straight bounce jumping technique.

5. Observe participant B - what are their strengths and weaknesses. How would you correct their weaknesses

3. Evaluation & Recognising Strengths & Weaknesses

1. Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of their performance

2. What would you improve?

3. Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of their choreography

4. Select one particular weakness in their performance and describe a practice / give a suggestion with relevant teaching points to help them improve.1.

5. Identify a perfect model in your sport

6. What are their a) sport specific skills b) components of health related fitness and c) components of skill related fitness that makes them the perfect model?

7. If you were to watch both the perfect model and the observed player performing the same skill, what differences and / or similarities would there be?

8. If you were to compare your own performance to the perfect model, what differences / or similarities would there be?

9. Describe what makes up the modern day “perfect” dancer?

10.What are the progressions for teaching a back drop?

Swivel hips • Bouncer should contact the bed with their bottom and legs at the same time on the cross • Hands should be flat, slightly behind the bottom with fingertips facing the toes • Head looking forward • Bouncer should push on the hands and lift their hips of the bed • Arm should rise by the ears and the bouncer should look under the armpit in the direction they want to twist. Twist is initiated first from arms and shoulders. • Legs should pass underneath the body not round the side • Bouncer returns to the seat drop position on the cross, pushes on hands and lifts hips to stand

Front drop • Starting on the cross. The bouncer reaches up and lifts the hips at the top of the bounce so the body shifts from the vertical to the horizontal position • Body should contact to bed all at the same time • Knees should be bent so feet do not contact the bed • Chest should be flat and arms bent in a triangle position. Head level and looking at fingertips • To stand the bouncer should press the bed with arms and hands to force the chest and body back to the vertical

Back drop to front drop • Bouncing on the cross. At the top of the bounce they should reach up with their arms and lift the hips so the upper body changes into the horizontal position. • Contact should be made with the bed with the back and head only. • Arms should stop with fingertips facing the ceiling and legs should lift so toes stretch to the ceiling. Legs should be slightly flexed. • Toes should be pushed forwards and upwards with the hip lifting • This action will lift the torso • Legs should pass underneath the body and the body continues to travel forward back to the horizontal position • Fronts drop position as described above

4. Planning strategies, tactics, practices and training to Improving performance

You did a 6 week PEP program on improving your cardiovascular fitness / etc:

For your particular role within your dance:

1. What general fitness does your trampolinist require and why?

2. What skill related fitness do you require and give examples?

3. What principles of training have you applied when planning your training programme?

4. What training methods have you used? Circuit How will this improve your overall performance in trampolining? Conditioning, strength and overall cardiovascular fitness… ability to keep on going

5. Why have you used these training methods?

6. Choose one training method and describe it?

7. What energy systems are used in trampolining and when?

8. If you did a PEP to improve trampolining, what fitness components would you concentrate on?

9. What type of training method would you use?

10. How will this improve your overall performance in trampolining?

11. Give an example of circuit training activities to improve the flexibility, strength and power?

11. What is the best way to learn a ten bounce routine? - Learn individual skills - Links skills together (2 or three) - Build routine up in parts or half’s - Links half’s together to form whole routine - Have the routine written down to help memorise - Repeat routine many times to remember it and improve the linking of skills

12. What aspects of general fitness do trampolinists require? Cardiovascular fitness

13. What aspects of skill related fitness do trampolinists require? Power Agility Coordination Flexibility Reaction time

14. Choose one training method and describe what it entails

15. Why is this training method suitable to trampolining?

16. Give an example of circuit training?

5. Understanding the principles and roles of leadership to improve performance

1. What do you understand by leadership?

2. What characteristics determine a good leader?

3. Who are the leaders in trampolining?

4. Explain what you think makes a successful coach

5. What’s the difference between formal and informal leadership?

6. What should a good coach do after a competition?

7. Describe the main roles and responsibilities of the trampoline instructor?

8. A trampolinist is finding it difficult to perform a complex piece of choreography. What would you expect the instructor / coach to do to get them to learn it properly?

9. Explain how being in a competition can have either a positive or negative effect on a trampolinist performance?

10. Explain the role of a instructor / coach? - Motivate, - Performance analysis - Training - Safe teaching processes - Competitions etc..

11. Explain the role of a judge in competitions – analyse performance and grade performers in order, according to a pre-defined model

12. What are the main roles and responsibilities of the coach? - Ensuring the safety of the performer - Ensuring the performer is physically prepared - Teaching skills - Identifying the needs of the performer mentally and physically - Motivator

13. A trampolinist is finding it difficult to perform more complex skills with height. What would a coach get them to do to combat this fear? - Practise ‘high bouncing’ with control, completing no skills - Complete many low stress routines (with basic skills) with height to develop confidence and control - When confidence is developing perform more complex skills individually to build up confidence and height before attempting to link them - Use of push in mats for confidence - It is important to maintain the confidence and safety of the performer. A coach must build this up gradually and work out a strategy that works for the individual performer and achieves the necessary outcome

14. Explain how being in a competition can have either a positive or negative effect on a trampolinists performance.

15. Explain the role of a coach? Motivate, Performance analysis, Team selection, Plan trainings, Safe teaching processes, Competitions etc..