Game Analysis Directions: You will find any game of the noted topical category (you will earn a 0.5 if your game is not part of the noted category) on the internet or television and watch the game for 10-15 minutes. You must find a game played by professional or collegiate athletes, and this cannot be a reflection on a game you played during class. Below you will find the questions to answer and the proficiency chart for scoring. In order to be proficient, you must provide a link or description of the game. • • • • • • What is the game? Who is playing? What skills do you note that are being utilized? What are the strategies the players are using while competing? What takeaways do you have from watching the game? What questions would you ask the athletes if you had a chance? Link of Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfdjgSpUrvQ&ab_channel=PGATOUR - The video is a golf playoff game between two players, which requires mental fortitude and the video also shows every shot instead of tournament highlights. The game that I will be analyzing is golf since it is the sport I play for IMSA and have been playing for the past 5 years. The beauty of golf is that everybody and anybody in all age groups can play golf. It is more of a technique/skill sport rather than a sport with lots of physical activity. On the golf course, you can see anybody from a 5-year-old to a 70-year-old comfortably playing golf. However, depending on the age, there will have to be some adjustments to the swing with age, as flexibility, back problems, etc. can become a problem from swinging a golf club. Skills: Lag putting, Greenside bunker shots, Hitting tee shots with Driver, Fairway iron and wood shots, Chipping and pitching (short game), and grip, aim, and setup before every shot. The strategies depend on various factors, such as how uneven the fairway is, the location of the flag on the green, and the length of the hole. Depending on the location of the flag on the green, the players will shape their shots so that the ball is slowly turning left or right in the air. When the ball is turning left, it is called a fade, while turning right is called a draw. This also allows to combat any wind conditions or obstacles that obstruct the vision of the golfer (such as trees). Additionally, the golfers will measure the distance to the hole every time to make sure they are using the correct golf clubs. Although every golfer hits different distances, each club head is angled in a way that allows the golfer to strategically reach the flag. During a tee shot, players will also try to aim for the left or right fairway to obtain a better view of the flag, depending on the shape of the hole (dogleg left or right). Since golf is an individual sport, there is a lot of time to strategize your approach toward the hole, and everybody tries to set themselves up for the most optimal next shot. Some takeaways I have is how many factors the players take into account when they plan their shot. Things such as wind speed, wind direction, the lie of the ball, slope on the green, etc. At least on the professional level, I have now understood how important such factors can be, and how punishing it can be if one ignores these. Everybody has a unique golf swing, so I would ask questions more on the mental aspect of golf. Such as, “How do you stay focused and manage pressure during a tournament?” Also, I’d like to ask some more questions on golf etiquette, “Could you explain some key golf etiquette that every player should know?” In terms of the actual swing/sport, I’d ask some tips on how to shape shots. Game Analysis Review 4.0 Highly Proficient 3.0 Proficient 2.0 Developing 1.0 Beginning 0 Missing In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences or applications that go beyond what was taught, such as, appropriately connecting concepts together 3.5 In addition to Score 3.0 performance, in-depth inferences or applications with partial success The student will: • Discuss the skills and strategies of the noted game category The student exhibits no major errors or omissions. 2.5 No major errors or omission regarding the simpler details and processes and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and procedures Missing the link for the game There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student: • Performs basic processes such as ▪ Listing skills, tactics, and strategies However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes. 1.5 Partial understanding of the simpler details and processes but major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes and some of the more complex ideas and processes 0.5 With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes but not the more complex ideas and processes Even with help, no understanding or skill is demonstrated or does not submit the assignment
