(Topic 6)
A variable that is intentionally changed to observe its effect located on the x-axis.
Independent Variable (IV)
Error bars are used to visually represent what?
The SD - Variability of the data around the mean
What is the difference between Speed and Agility
Speed - time take to get from a to b
Agility - ability to change direction as fast as possible and ability to accelerate/decelerate as fast as possible
Describe a non-linear pedagogy/approach to coaching
Occurs in a nonlinear/unpredictable manner with coach and athlete working on the learning together
High level of collaboration with athlete and coach
Process-orientated learning
Development of creativity in athletes
Josh Choice
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
How many chambers does the human heart have?
Four (Right & Left Atrium, Right & Left Ventricles)
The variables you keep the same in an experiment.
Controlled Variables
In a normally distributed data set....
1. This % of values will fall within 1 standard deviation.
2. This % of values will fall within 2 standard deviations.
1. 68%
2. 95%
What are two advantages of field tests?
-Easy to set up
-Usually cheap and effective
-Specific to the sport
What are the three aspects that can be manipulated in a constraints led approach to teaching/coaching based on Newell’s (1986) constraints led approach to teaching motor skills in physical education
1. Task
2. Environment
3. Individual
Rosie Dawson
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
A myocardial infarction is also known as a....?
Heart Attack
The degree to which a measure would produce the same result from one occasion to another.
Reliability
What would the R value of this data set be closest to?
+1
What are two disadvantages of laboratory tests?
-Chance of injury
-Can not repeat within short time frame
-Might not complete test, yielding no result for performer
What are the benefits of using notational analysis in sports coaching?
Providing recorded objective feedback
Quantifying performance in a reliable manner
Facilitating quantitative and qualitative feedback
Tom Hackshaw
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Not
The heart's (own) blood supply are the _________ arteries
Coronary arterys
Using a stop watch for a 30m sprint would affect which priniciple of study design?
Accuracy
What is the Coefficient of Variation (V) used for?
It allows us to compare 2 data sets that have different units/scales
(is useful for representing the reliability of athletic events or performance tests)
Describe the training principle of overload?
Purposeful increase in training stimulus. The increase in stimulus stresses physiological system in a positive manner to induce long-term changes.
In the context of teaching a golf swing, how could you apply Newell's constraints led approach?
1. Task - increase area/radius of acceptable shots
2. Environment - use a turf to increase consistency of the 'lie'
3. Individual - reduce from full swing to half swing
Hannah Kennedy
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
What is the average cardiac output (litres of blood ejected per minute) of an adult at rest?
5L/min
False
Validity refers to the test being suitable for the desired fitness outcome.
Power = Explosive (1 off) movements
What does a T-test tell us?
It looks at the amount of error of the data, in an attempt to prove that the results are statistically significant and not through chance.
What are the 6 Performance Related components of fitness
Power
Reaction Time
Speed
Coordination
Agility
Balance
Describe what situations a Traditional pedagogy of teaching/coaching may be best suited for?
1. When you are working on a specific technique and want to break down the skill into the finer details
2. When the teacher/coach is highly experienced and is wanting to elicit a particular outcome
Richard Arrnot
What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
NOON
The heart has two internal pacemakers (generate the electrical current to cause the heart to beat/contract).
They are the _________ & _________ node
Sinoatrial (SA) and Atrioventricular (AV) node