PENZ Auckland/ Team Solutions Workshop 4

Programmes for Performance Improvement

Alec Solomon- Albany Senior High SchoolMargot Bowes- University of Auckland

Workshop Overview

SpecificationsPast QuestionsYour Performance Improvement

ProgrammesExemplar of Student Answer from 20093 Step group analysis of 2009 answerPreparation for 12 August Workshop

2010 Specifications

Programmes for performance improvement drawing on:

3.3 Appraising performance3.4 Performing

How is this different to 2009 specs?

2006 Question

“ The improvement in physical performance of an individual occurs only as a result of neuromuscular changes and the maturation of genetically predisposed characteristics”

What’s the issue here?

2007 Question

In NZ carded athletes (targeted because of their ability/ potential) are given opportunity to improve their individual performance by having access to experts.

What’s the issue here?

2008

Critically evaluating the value of biomechanical and video analysis in performance improvement

What’s this question about?

2009

How many of you have looked at that question?

Critically evaluate whether athletes are made or born?

Focus of today’s workshop

Your Performance Improvement Programme

Groups of 6 from different schools

Briefly introduce yourself to the group

What have you been doing in your performance improvement programme at school?

What possibilities can you think of for the 2010 question for elite and non-elite programmes?

Time to get Critically Evaluating

Step 1- 2009 Question/ Evaluate Student Exemplar

Step 2- 2009 Expert Groups/ Mark Schedule- discuss your section of the essay

Step 3- Take the information from your expert group back to your original group.

Add in your own experiences of PIP to enhance answer.

Workshop 5

What mark do you think the exemplar essay would have received?

In what way is your combined response better?

Thursday 12 August- Mock examOpen Book4.15-5.15pm exam/ 5.15-6.15pm teacher

marking