Semester
and Year
Year 11
Year Group and Subject
Course Title and Accreditation T, A
or M
T, A or M
Unit Title and Code
Semester 1, 2019
Physical Education Studies (A)
Sport Skill Acquisition
Value: 0.5
or 1.0
1.0
Weighting
20%
Teacher/s
Task 3- Skills Acquisition
Volleyball Research Report
Assessment Instrument # and type
Length – words/time
Content Descriptors
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500-800 words
Date Due
This task will allow students to demonstrate:
Analyses and apply concepts in the acquisition of sports skills. for example, body awareness, spatial awareness, effort
awareness and their relationship, through research, observation or physical activity (PESA01)
analyses and apply theories in the acquisition of sports skills, for example, observation, imitation, modelling, verbal and
segmental through research, observation and physical activity (PESA02)
analyses and apply models in the acquisition of sports skills for example, individual, team tactical and strategical applications
through research, observation or physical activity (PESA03)
evaluate strategies in the acquisition of movement skills for example, sensory, social, emotional, communication (PESA05)
evaluate own and others’ movement composition, and provide and apply feedback to enhance performance (PESA08)
understand numerical comparisons of size and measurements, grouping, estimating, counting, space, statistical information,
interpreting, and using graphs, tables and diagrams (PESA14)
Task Description
In the form of a Research Report, collect data relating to your physical skills in Volleyball and make a decision as
to which is your weakest skill requiring improvement. Synthesize three (3) separate training sessions, which aim
to enhance your skill, justifying your decisions and recommendations with logical argument, relevant motor
learning concepts and principles, and appropriate supporting evidence.
Assessment Criteria
knowledge and understanding and Skills
Task Instructions
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Collect data on your skill level in Volleyball and present this information in a logical, diagrammatical format.
(using your workbook sheets)
Analyze your data and identify your weakest physical skill, explaining your decisions.
Synthesize three (3) separate skill-based training sessions that aim to improve the learning of the selected
physical skill.
Justify how and why your training sessions (e.g.: drills/activities/etc.) will improve your weakness, through
logical argument and appropriate usage of supporting evidence
Submission Requirements/Condtions
Independent & Class time allocated, References list compulsory
Skill Acquisition assessment tasks, students will need to refer to the rubric tables found on the college portal at
http://portal.maristc.act.edu.au/lms/12PE1a/SitePages/Home.aspx
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VOLLEYBALL
This terms assessment task asks you to analyse your own Volleyball performance to create
a training program. Your program must be aimed to improve your individual performance.
By taking time now to analyse your own performance you will be able to better improve your
performance.
The unit will be predominantly practically based and you will be responsible for
implementing your training program. As a guide:
 You should be spending at least a third of a lesson on your training program when
working in a simple environment
 Outside of tournament play and training sessions, use game play as training
 Warm up and train with a wide variety of players and playing styles
 Come to each lesson with a plan of what you want to work on
 Reflect upon the effectiveness of your training and tactics.
You will need to review the particular areas of acquired knowledge that apply to your training
program.
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Training program design
Principles of training
Energy system usage
Components of fitness
Short term and long term response to exercise
Skill acquisition
Stages of skill learning
Feedback
Practice types
Biomechanics
Sociology of sport
Sport psychology
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Player Analysis
Your analysis will help to highlight your Volleyball strengths and weaknesses. You should
look for external feedback from video analysis, your teacher and your peers.
During the first week of play you will need to identify:
1. Your strengths.
a. What is your strongest Skill(s) Do you have a stronger side? Do you utilise
spin or do you rely on power?
Strength
Why?
2. Your weaknesses.
a. What is your weakest skill(s)? Do you have a weaker side? Do you struggle
with digging serves? Do you struggle for consistency?
Weakness
Why?
3. Playing Style. Identify Volleyball Playing Styles and decide what type of player you
are. You will more than likely have a combination of playing styles.
Playing Style(s)
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Planning Your Training Program
Some training drills and sample sessions can be found on the Moodle site.
You are required to:
1. From your analysis of your Volleyball performance, articulate and justify, where you
believe the greatest improvement can be made to your performance. That is,
technique, tactics, training type, mental approach, or a combination of these.
2. Plan a program to develop your Volleyball performance. Design the program to
enhance your strengths and improve your weaknesses.
As you design your program, ensure that you are able to justify the drills and skills you
implement, using your acquired knowledge from Senior PE.
Use the following pages to plan your training program.
1. From your analysis of your Volleyball performance, articulate and justify,
where you believe the greatest improvement can be made to your performance.
That is, technique, tactics, training type, mental approach, or a combination of
these.
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Program Planning
Identify elements of your performance that you can improve on. Apply relevant acquired knowledge, propose possible drills and
justify why these drills will improve your performance.
Element of
performance to
improve
Accurate serving
Relevant acquired
knowledge
Performance Routines
Blocked Practice
Internal Feedback
Proposed drills / activities / games
Develop a performance routine before
serving
Complete three sets of ten serves using
performance routine before each serve
Between each set, reflect on success of
serves using imagery and knowledge of
results
Justification
A performance routine is useful for
calming nerves and focussing on the
task at hand
Blocked practice is useful for practicing
a discrete, closed skill such as serving
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Program Planning
Element of
performance to
improve
Relevant acquired
knowledge
Proposed drills / activities / games
Justification
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Training Program
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Use the following pages to plan your day to day sessions. You must come to each lesson with an outline of a) what you want to achieve,
and b) how you will achieve it.
Your week to week program will need to be loaded onto the Moodle prior to you participating in the program.
Appendix 3 has a number of templates that you may wish to use for goal setting and tactical play.
You may wish to conduct some specific testing to provide quantitative data for use later with your evaluation. See your teacher to
arrange this.
Planning Page:
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Reflection
Skill Training
Up
Warm
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Reflection
Skill Training
Up
Warm
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Reflection
Skill Training
Up
Warm
Session 7
Session 8
Session 9
Reflection
Skill Training
Up
Warm
Session 10
Session 11
Session 12
Reflection
Skill Training
Up
Warm
Session 13
Session 14
Session 15
Marist College Canberra Physical Education Volleyball Acquisition Theory Assessment 20%
Criteria
knowledge
and
understanding
descriptors
Acquiring
Identifying
Describing
Recalling
Comprehending
Applying
Interpreting
Adapting
Integrating Analyzing
Manipulating
skills
Decision-making
Modifying
Evaluation
Concluding
Appraising
A
B
C
D
E
Weighting
in-depth comprehension of a wide range
of terminology, principles and concepts
relevant to Motor Learning and Skill
Acquisition for Volleyball
comprehension of a range of
terminologies, principles and
concepts relevant to Motor
Learning and Skill Acquisition in
Volleyball
Comprehension of fundamental
terminologies, principles and
concepts relevant to Motor
Learning and Skill Acquisition in
Volleyball.
Recollection and
recognition of simple
terminologies, principles
or facts relevant to Motor
Learning and Volleyball.
Recognition of some
information
associated with the
Learning Skills and
Volleyball.
/10
Sustained and accurate use of
appropriate textual features for a
Research report, such as report subheading structure, referencing formats,
sentence construction, and spelling and
grammar.
accurate use of appropriate
textual features for a Research
report, such as report subheading structure, referencing
formats, sentence construction,
and spelling and grammar
use of appropriate textual
features for a Research report,
such as report sub-heading
structure, referencing formats,
sentence construction, and
spelling and grammar.
Use of textual features for
a Research report, such as
report sub-heading
structure, sentence
construction, and spelling
and grammar.
Use of texts that
convey little meaning
in addressing the
task.
/5
Independent and appropriate
analysis and application of
information relating to Motor
Learning and Skill Acquisition in
Volleyball.
appropriate analysis and
application of information
relating to Motor Learning and
Skill Acquisition in Volleyball
comparison and
categorisation of
information relating to
Motor Learning and Skill
Acquisition in Volleyball
Comparison and
categorisation of
information with
assistance.
/10
Purposeful selection, sequencing
and organization of relevant and
substantial Motor Learning
concepts and principles.
Suitable selection, sequencing
and organization of relevant
Motor Learning concepts and
principles.
selection and sequencing
of Motor Learning
concepts and principles
Selection of basic
subject matter,
relating to Volleyball
skills and Motor
Learning.
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Discerning, convincingly justified and
independent evaluations of skill level,
decisions made in the design of the
training sessions, and predicting the
impact on skill level and the effect on
Volleyball playing performance.
Justified and independent
evaluations of skill level,
recommendations made in the
design of the training sessions,
and predicting the impact on skill
level and the effect on Volleyball
playing performance.
Defended evaluations of skill
level and recommendations
made concerning the training
session design and the effect on
Volleyball playing performance.
superficial evaluations of
skill level or
recommendations made
concerning the training
sessions and Volleyball
playing performance
Directed responses
to problems
concerning the
Learning of Physical
skills in Volleyball.
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Discerning and effective choice of
communication strategies to enhance
meaning and impact of the Research
report, such as argument development,
supporting evidence, report structure,
and referencing formats.
Effective choice of communication
strategies to enhance meaning
and impact of the Research
report, such as argument
development, supporting
evidence, report structure, and
referencing formats.
Effective choice of
communication strategies to
enhance meaning in the
Research report, such as
argument development,
supporting evidence, report
structure, and referencing
formats.
Communication strategies
that convey meaning in
the Research report, such
as some argument
presentation and report
structure.
Communication of
some meaning in the
Research report, such
as sentence
structure.
- insightful, independent and appropriate
analysis and application of information
relating to Motor Learning and Skill
Acquisition in Volleyball, as well as
relevant interpretation of data in making
decisions.
Purposeful and effective selection,
sequencing and organization of relevant
and substantial Motor Learning concepts
and principles, in order to allow the
Research report to develop.
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