Unit27 task2 - Strengths and development areas
- 1. Unit 27 Task 2 – Performance Strengths and Areas for Improvement
- 2. Strength 1/4 • Excellence Trait: being able to Identify weaknesses in performance • Nez has a clear understanding of her performance and what she needs to improve on as a whole for instance, this includes fear of falling or even route planning. From this I have then worked my client to identify how she will overcome this problem. Route planning can be helped through video analysis and looking at the difference between initially ascending up a route, compared to planning the route. Through having video evidence you are able to evident specific weaknesses and strengths to the athlete. Core strength can be improved through weight training and going to the gym or having a specific training programme set by the coach (that works on core strength on a daily basis). Not only will having an improved core strength improve Nez’s muscular endurance, but also help to improve her fear of falling as she will not fatigue as quickly. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages
- 3. Strength 2/4 • Excellence Trait: Determination • In Nez’s performance she has high levels of will power and continues to power on through, when she doesn't feel she is improving and continues to train even when having an off day. In some case this is a good idea to continue to train, to improve ability and fears she will deteriate even further. But on the other hand this can cause serious injury, due to stress this can mean that overcoming the injury can take longer. She is determined to improve her performance from being a confident 6a climber to being a clean 6b climber and progressing to a 7a. From listening to the coach Nez’s high levels of motivation, and putting 100% effort into training she reaches her full potential each training session. Whereas athletes who do not work at 100% you can not see an improvement as quick. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages
- 4. Strength 3/4 • Excellence Trait: Body positioning When on the wall Nez is able to progress up a comfortable level of climbing well she can drop her hips effectively and places her feet correctly. This is especially efficient when lead climbing, as this looks at technique rather how quickly you are able to ascend up the wall. With leading you have a better understanding of the climbers technique and muscular endurance on the wall. This looks at body positing in particular, without having the correct positioning on the wall you will fall of and not complete the climb cleanly. Although when climbing routes, where there is a risk of falling Nez’s technique is lost. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages
- 5. Strength 4/4 • Excellence Trait: Belaying ability when TR and leading Belaying is done by the person on the ground who pulls the rope through the belay device, this secures that the rope has the climber and they will not fall to the bottom of the wall. Through being a climbing instructor and holding many awards, she has also done numerous group and independent climbing sessions As a result of this Nez is a very confident belayer and can hold a leader fall. From these experiences she is aware of how weight changes the distance that the climber falls and is able to anticipate this. She also has a wider knowledge and is confident at lead belaying when having to give out rope ( but not to much) for the climber to ascend up the wall. The coach’s view of Nez’s belaying is very strong and has confident with her being able to belay any person weight and size. And uses her to belay him on a regular basis. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages
- 6. Development Area 1/4 • Excellence Trait: Route planning When on the wall Nez should be able to plan her way up the wall confidentially, through route planning this should help her be able to do harder routes and be able to do them cleanly. To help her with route planning this can be done through video analysis. Not only will it show the athlete the points of the climb to improve and the mistakes Nez makes but it will also help the coach to train Nez and how to make changes to her performance. Using video analysis is a very useful resource, that help you to identify parts of performance that were strong and parts that need improvement. It also helps to transfer performance to being able to use different walls and improving the climbers onsite grade . When anyone looks at Nez’s performance the video footage can be used as evidence. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages
- 7. Development Area 2/4 • Excellence Trait: Core strength • Having strong core muscles make it easier to participate in physical activity and help muscular endurance. This ensures that you are able to complete difficult climbs, or even a number of difficult climbs at a 6b or above grade. I believe and through the backing of the coach that Nez increasing her core strength will also help with her fear of falling, as at the top of the wall this is where her technique on hard climbs is lost and she falls of. Through having increased core strength, this means that it would help her with the fear of falling and build her confidence. So that she is able to complete 6b climbs cleanly. But with increased core strength Nez’s technique should not be lost to using solely her hands to pull herself up, she should use this added strength to climb with her legs. This effectively conserves more energy, and as a climber would be able to do harder climbs at a higher skill level as well as cleanly. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages
- 8. Development Area 3/4 • Excellence Trait: Fear of falling When Nez does climbs that are technically challenging and above her normal level of climbing, all of her technique and skill drops very low and her fear overwhelms her. To overcome this she needs to do some specific fall training, to ensure that this fear does not decrease her climbing ability. But channel this fear so she is able to overcome what scares her on the wall and as a result climb at a higher grade at a 6b, which would improve her self confidence and hopefully progress her to even harder climbs. Through this fear Nez is not able to progress to the next grade of climbing and is holding her back, this is something that every climber feels through doing a challenging climb. But to improve you need to overcome this fear, one way of doing this is through subjective training that exposes Nez in high falling situations. So that she is able to get used to falling and feeling safe and how the coach can help her to rationalize her fear. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages
- 9. Development Area 4/4 • Excellence Trait: Flexibility • Having good flexibility prevents injury to the athlete. It also allows the climber to stretch to different holds across panels, or even on corner panels where having a good range of flexibility is most useful. In terms of Nez’s performance she does not progress up the wall at a great speed, with increased flexibility Nez’s reach would be further and as a result would be able to complete a climb at a faster rate. Through being faster buy having added reach, this would conserve energy for the next time and not loose it, from taking a long time to complete the climb. Flexibility will also be increased through having stronger core muscles, for instance this will help when doing a rock over. Describe: Give a detailed account of something Explain: Give a detailed account to give the meaning of something with reasons. Include the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the topic of interest Critically Analyse: Give your opinion of the subject of interest – consider all of the evidence and then write about both the advantages and disadvantages