Impact of consistency on performance
This factor looks at your ability to execute skills successfully over a period of time.
The more you progress along the Process of improving movement skills. Stage One: movements are slow, inconsistent, and inefficient, and largely controlled consciously. Stage Two: movements are more fluid, reliable, and efficient, and partly controlled automatically. Stage Three: movements are accurate, consistent, and efficient, and largely controlled automatically. of learning, the more consistent you will become. This is because you have performed skills repetitively and can now do so automatically.
Bringing a high level of consistency to performance will allow for high standards to be achieved throughout a performance. However, if you have a bad day, skill performance can be inconsistent and can lead to simple mistakes occurring.
One-off performance
For your one-off performances, the criteria looks at how controlled and fluid you perform a range of different skills and movements. Your consistency plays a big role in deciding what score you achieve out of seven here.
Question
Using the 3-step process, how might lacking consistency impact performance in netball?
An example answer could be...
- Lacking consistency in your shooting can hinder your performance as a goal attack in netball.
- This means that although you will score some of your shots, a lot of your shots will also miss.
- This could lead to your teammates losing trust in you and they will look to pass to the goal shooter instead, which reduces your impact in the game.
More guides on this topic
- Factors impacting on performance - Introduction
- Impact of mental factors on performance
- Impact of emotional factors on performance
- Impact of social factors on performance
- Impact of physical factors on performance - Fitness
- Impact of physical factors on performance - Tactics
- How factor interaction impacts on performance
