National 5
Factors Impacting on Performance
Starter – Mental
• A lack of __________ can result in me being
distracted easily which, as a goalkeeper, can
mean I lose goals for my team easily.
• One of my strengths is __________. This results
in me always doing my very best to try and win
the game, particularly if my team go behind. I
want to succeed because I want my team to be
successful.
• My __________ is a weakness because I often go
into games with it being too high. This results in
me making rash challenges which can mean that I
get yellow carded or sent off. This could leave my
team one player down for the rest of the match.
Starter - Emotional
• My ______ affects me in a negative way. I do
not like performing in front of an audience on
my own as I tend to be scared of making
mistakes or embarrassing myself.
• My performance is affected positively by
_______. If the opponent wins the rally I am
able to keep my cool and get on with the
game. If I was to get frustrated and ______ I
would make more mistakes resulting in my
opponent winning more points.
Starter - Social
• ________ is a strength of mine because, as the
captain of the team, I am able to organise my
team mates for situations such as corners and
free kicks, making it more difficult for our
opponents to score. I can also ________
effectively to set up offside traps with the rest of
my defence.
• I do not like __________. I prefer working in a
team because, as an individual, I struggle to
motivate myself to get back into the game. I like
to have team mates to encourage me through
games. I also like the camaraderie of playing as
part of a team.
Starter - Physical
• _______ is my strength because I am able to get
from one side of the court to the other side very
______ which is an advantage on the fast break
as it can give my point guard more passing
options before the opponents set up their zone
defence.
• A weakness of mine is _______. As a striker, I find
it difficult to hold the ball up in attack to give my
team mates time to get up the pitch. This is
because I lack the ______ to hold my marker off
the ball resulting in him easily dispossessing me.
FIP 1.1
• Why did you use the two tests you have chosen
to write about?
• Paragraph 1 – introduce the two tests you want
to write about. (Name, aspect, activity).
• Paragraph 2 – Explain why you used test number
1.
• Paragraph 3 – Explain why you used test number
2.
• Paragraph 4 – Conclusion (reiterate – for these
reasons I used tests x and y).
FIP 1.2
• Name and explain one positive factor and one negative
factor. (Your chosen factors should be from MESP, but
you can include as many aspects as you like)
• Paragraph 1 – Introduce your positive factor, your
negative factor, your activity and your chosen aspects
within those factors.
• Paragraph 2,3,4 – Take each of your positive aspects
one by one and explain how they affect your
performance in a positive way. One para per aspect.
• Paragraph 5,6,7 – Take each of the negative aspects
and explain how they affect your performance in a
negative way.
• Paragraph 8 – Conclusion. Summarise what you have
explained.
FIP 1.2 Example
• (Positive Factor) – Mental (Aspect) – Motivation
• As I have a high level of internal motivation, I am
determined to succeed. This meant that when
my team went 1-0 down in hockey, I was still
motivated to keep trying and helped my team
draw level.
• (Negative Factor) – Social (Aspect) – Cooperation
• I found it difficult to work with one of my teammates as we do not get on with one another. This
meant that we were unable to work together
effectively which caused us to lose the game.
FIP 1.3
• Explain why you used two approaches to
develop performance.
• Write about each approach individually.
• Give reasons why you used that particular
approach.
• 2 marks for each approach – two detailed
points about why each were used.