Factors Impacting Performance:

Factors Impacting Performance:

1. Internal Feedback:

   • Info that you feel about your performance (subjective)
   • what are your own thoughts/feelings? (knowledge of performance)

2. External Feedback:

   • Info received from various sources, usually verbal, visual, or written
   • Positive advice from teacher, a performance video, or a MAS
     • For feedback to be effective it has to be positive, immediate, precise and accurate

3. Concentration:

   • A lack of this would be detrimental to a performance
   • To improve technique you must focus on 1 specific fault in our identified weakness
   • During a comp, you must concentrate on your opponents actions and movements

4. Confidence:

   • High levels of this are vital to keep up accuracy and consistency
     • If a performer's confidence drops, or they become anxious, it can lead to mistakes, negativity and poor decision-making

5. Arousal:

   • Level of Arousal can be too low, where performers are not ready, confident or prepared for their performance
   • Level of Arousal can be too higher, where emotions, adreneline, and excitement are to much and can cause nervousness and errors

6. The Importance of Feedback:

   • Lets you know Strengths/Weaknesses (MAS)
   • Analyses your effectiveness in a range of skills to show your adaptiveness
   • Provides the cause of poor techniques (OC)
   • Helps determine what stage of learning to work at > what methods of practice
   • Teacher feedback or internal feedback is immediate, thus meaning action can be taking instantly
   • Indentifying problems helps you plan a course of action
   • Feedback and Motivation are linked: Positive feedback will help motivate you to continue on a successful path