Module 2: Assessing technical and tactical abilities of elite performers

Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport

1. Introduction
2. Observation checklists
3. Observation checklists activity
   1. Performance profiling
4. Elite performance and the demands
5. Elite performer's activity
6. Assessment of the elite performers
   1. Strengths
   2. Areas for improvement
   3. Development
7. Assessment of the your own performance
8. Summarising performance activity

Strengths

Specific skills

• They are confident performers and have high levels of energy, speed, strength and power
• When things go wrong, elite performers persevere
• They are disciplined and maintain high self-control

Tactical awareness

• They have the ability to make the correct choice of strategies, depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition
• They avoid wasting energy
• They create more attacking moves
• They make more effective use of set plays and can vary the game

Specific techniques

• The performer will perform the technique in the way suitable for the opposition faced.
• The performer will be able to effectively vary their technique for any situation that arises e.g. dribbling around players or changing the bowling style for different batsmen in cricket.