Analyse movement skills of self and others to identify errors, provide feedback and suggest corrections to improve performance
Coaches analyse the performance of an athlete to determine:
The coach and athlete use the information gathered to improve future performance
Contexts for analysing technique
Laboratory analysis
Field analysis
Competition analysis
Quantitative analysis
Uses numbers - body skin folds, blood lactate levels, angle and speed of release, instantaneous velocity, acceleration rate etc.
Qualitative analysis
Refers to a description/analysis of the movement without using numbers
Knudsen - Morrison model of qualitative analysis
1. Preparation phase
2. Observation phase
3. Evaluation phase
4. Intervention phase
5. Re-observation phase
Preparation phase
Coach develops prerequisite knowledge base about the skill
Observation phase
Systematic gathering of data about the performance
Evaluation phase
Identify strength and weaknesses of the performer, prioritise weaknesses
Intervention phase
Provide feedback and suggest methods to improve
Re-observation phase
Observe the performer in a similar context to the initial observation to see if changes implemented have improved performance
Beginners/unskilled performers have little idea of what the movement should feel like or how to self-correct errors and need large amounts of external augmented feedback
Advanced performers can often detect and correct their own errors from their own intrinsic and kinesthetic feedback and require less augmented feedback
