Performance feedback in sport - AQAIntrinsic and extrinsic performance feedback

There are two types of feedback:

• intrinsic
• extrinsic

Intrinsic feedback is the physical feel of the movement as it is being performed. It is what is felt by the performer as they execute a skill or performance.

Extrinsic feedback is provided by external sources, during or after a performance. It can come from teachers, coaches, team-mates and also includes things that the performer can hear or see. For example, a wheelchair basketball player can hear verbal feedback from a coach, comments from teammates, the response of the spectators and the referee's decisions. The player can see where the ball goes and what the score is.

Feedback is based on two areas of knowledge:

• knowledge of results
• knowledge of performance

Knowledge of results focuses on the end of the performance, for example, the performer's score, time or position. It is sometimes called terminal feedback and can be thought of as the outcome of a performance.

Knowledge of performance focuses on how well the athlete performed, not the end result. For example, a golfer may receive feedback that they have putted very well even if their drives were less effective.