1. National 5 Physical Education

2. Identifying your strengths and Weaknesses from data collection
From the data you have gathered describe your strengths and development needs in relation to your performance for both factors. (4 marks)

3. Reminder…..
Concentration: the ability to focus on the task in hand and focus for a period of time
Decision Making: The process of choosing a skill, action or option from a set of alternatives
Level of Arousal: Level of excitement, anticipation, stress prior to a performance. It relates to the preparation of a performance.
Anxiety: is a negative reaction of a performer to stress, often leading to over arousal. It can lead to feeling fatigued and can cause concentration issues.

4. Mental Strengths
From the data that I have gathered on my performance, I have identified that my mental strength is my……
Concentration
Level of Arousal
Decision Making
In …(activity)…, this means……(impact)…..

5. Mental Weaknesses
From the data that I have gathered on my performance, I have identified that my mental weakness is my……
Concentration
Level of Arousal
Decision Making
Anxiety
In …(activity)…, this means……(impact)…..

6. Group task: Describe impacts on performance for:
Concentration (positive and negative)
Level of Arousal (positive and negative)
Decision Making (positive and negative)
Anxiety (negative only)

7. Structuring your responses:
Identify the strength or weakness
Back this up with data
Explain (in detail), the impact on your performance

8. Example 1
From the data that I have gathered on my performance, I have identified that my mental strength is my decision making.
From the MTQ, I can see that I had 5/6 negative responses to these questions.
I know that this is true as when I am attacking volleyball, I can assess my opponents position to play either a tip into space or a powerful spike to a weak player on the court, to win points for my team.

9. Example 2
From the data I have gathered, I have identified that my mental weakness is anxiety.
I got a score of 22 on the SCAT test which means a high level of anxiety.
I know this is the case, as when I am about to play in an important match, I often feel very nervous and I have butterflies in my stomach. This can prevent me from taking chances in the game and I often shy away from passes as I am so scared of making a mistake.

10. Final thought….