Assessment Details: Module and Team

Details of Module and Team

What Learning Outcomes are assessed?

What are my Deadlines and how much does this assessment contribute to my Module Grade?

What am I required to do in the assessment?

What are my assessment criteria? (What do I have to achieve for each grade?)

Can I get formative feedback before submitting ? If so, how?

What extra support could I look for myself?

You must produce a 5-sided athlete report on one athlete/team in one sport. The purpose of the report is to measure and evaluate a specific athlete’s/team’s performance either in an individual or team sport. You will use your analysis to identify aspects of their performance which may be suboptimal and hence areas where the athlete/team should consider training or re-training. You might choose to analyse one of the following areas:

1) Technique: Select a technique or skill executed by the athlete that is integral to their performance. Using a technique analysis approach (e.g. video, Qualisys), collect multiple trials worth of data. Explore performance accuracy, movement accuracy, movement variability or some other aspect of interest. Examples might include analysis of a kicking or throwing skill, a gait analysis, stroke analysis, or observation of a component in a gymnastic routine.

2) Appropriateness of training load, pacing strategy (individual), workload (team): Use GPS to monitor an athlete’s/team’s performance. Identify the requirements for the sport/event, drawing upon literature. Measure the athlete’s/team’s performance and indicate avenues for improvement in training load specificity or performance execution.

3) Tactical/Strategy: Investigate the tactical role of a player in an individual (tennis and shot type) or team sport (e.g. positional role), or the tactical behaviour of a team (e.g. attacking strategy in football). Are they successful in the execution of their role/strategy, for example successful passing, shooting, defensive actions? This should include identification of the causes of inaccuracy and poor performance.

To achieve a good grade for your assignment you will have included:

1. A comprehensive review of the sport science literature
2. Collected multiple measurements (or trials of data) to provide a sufficiently large data set
3. Measured multiple variables to enable you to discuss cause and effect
4. Provided evidence led advice on steps for intervention to athlete improve the athlete’s performance.
5. Met the criteria listed in the Grade Based Matrix (available on NOW and below)

Your report should include the following:

Brief athlete or team description (200 words maximum) Describe, but do not name the athlete/team. What are they training towards; at what level do they compete? Present your report as if it were a research article using headings of:

• Introduction (a concise review of relevant literature/evidence using APA referencing and a set of aims for your investigation),
• Methods (The methods and protocol used. How did you make fair, reliable and accurate measurements of the athlete/team?),
• Results (Report relevant results using written word, figures and/or tables),
• Discussion and Interventions (What do the results show, and how can the athlete/team improve? Are there any recommendations you would make for structuring training to achieve improvements?).