Description
Identify a SPECIFIC real-world example of sport related skill breakdown under pressure and apply stress and motor learning theory and research to offer a scientific and evidence-based explanation for the occurrence.
You will also identify a potential strategy for maintaining skilled performance under pressure using relevant skill acquisition theory and research. This assessment covers LO 1.
Assessment Criteria
Justify why the skill breakdown in the chosen case-study is relevant to stress theory and research.
20%
Critically appraise contemporary stress theory and research to explain the potential precursors to the skill breakdown in the chosen real-world case-study.
30%
Critically appraise contemporary skill acquisition theory and research to explain potential mechanisms responsible for skill breakdown in the chosen real-world case-study.
30%
Draw on applied stress OR skill acquisition theory and research evidence to justify a possible strategy for maintaining skilled performance under pressure, taking the case-study into consideration.
20%
