WorksheetsGCSE PE Sport Psychology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which one of the following is the best example of a closed skill?
A volley in tennis
Passing to a teammate in hockey
Putting in golf
An attacking header in football
What is the definition of an open skill?
Skills that have few sub-routines and require low level of attention
Skiils that are affected by an unpredicatble and changeable enviornment
Skills that are not affected by the environment
Skills that are made up of lots of sub routines and require great concentration
Which one of the following is benefit for goal setting in sport?
Makes you beat your personal best every time
Increases motivation
Means you don't need to train as often
Decreases the effort you need
Which of these is not a type of feedback?
Internal
Extrinsic
Terminal
Concurrent
Which of these types of guidance would be the best for a kinaesthetic learner?
Visual
Verbal
Concurrent
Manual
Which of these is a measurable goal?
To score more goals in football
To run the 100m in a quicker time by 10th February
To make more interceptions in football
To reduce my 100m time from 12 seconds to 11 seconds
Why is it important to review targets?
To inform future training
To see if you're the best
To ensure continued motivation
You don't need to
Which of these is a disadvantage of verbal guidance?
Performer can become too reliant on aid
Some skills are too complex to demonstrate
A movement can feel difference when someone else moves your body
Can result in 'information overload'
Which type of feedback takes place during the performance?
Intrinsic
Terminal
Extrinsic
Concurrent
Where did the most injuries occur for women in U.S College Sports?
Practice
Competition
Both
None of the above
Lewis Hamilton is listening to music before the race, what is this an example of?
Internal Feedback
Physical warm up
Psychological warm up
Mental Rehearsal
Which of these sports performers would be least likely to use mental rehearsal?
Prop in a scrum in rugby
Gymnast performing the vault
Penalty kicker in football
Swimmer diving into the pool
Which one of the following is a reason for distributed practice suiting beginners?
It means they can improve their fitness
Allows breaks for rest and feedback
Makes them more motivated
Stops them only learning closed skills
Which one of the following practice types would be recommended for very open skills?
Open practice
Optional practice
Massed practice
Variable practice
Which one of these would be the most complex skill?
Baton change in relay
Running 400m
Golf swing
Vaulting in gymnastics
Which of these is the definition of low organisation skills?
Cannot be split into sub-routines easily and cannot really be practiced separately
Can be split into sub-routines easily and can be practiced separately
Are affected by the environment
Are not affected by the environment
Which of these is the definition of low organisation skills?
Cannot be split into sub-routines easily and cannot really be practiced separately
Can be split into sub-routines easily and can be practiced separately
Are affected by the environment
Are not affected by the environment
Which of these is the definition of massed practice?
When skills are practised in different settings with unpredictable conditions
Has breaks for rest, feedback and mental rehearsal
Where a skill is repeated continuously without rest
A skills is practised repeatedly in the same way
A conditioned game is an example of....
Variable practice
Fixed practice
Distributed practice
Massed practice
What does SMART stand for?
Specific, Measurable, Realistic, Attainable, Time Bound
Specific, Measureable, Realistic, Achieveable, Time Bound
Specific, Maintainable, Realistic, Achieveable, Time Bound
Specific, Measureable, Relateable, Achieveable, Time Bound
