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Sport psychology (Component 2)

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does goal setting and the SMART principle improve performance?

The use of goal setting to improve and optimise performance, the SMART principles, and the value of each principle in setting and reviewing targets.
A focused answer to Edexcel GCSE PE on goal setting: how goals improve and optimise performance, the SMART principles (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound), the value of each, and setting and reviewing targets.
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How do guidance and feedback help a performer improve?

The types of guidance (visual, verbal, manual, mechanical) and feedback (intrinsic, extrinsic, concurrent, terminal), their advantages and their use with performers of different levels.
A focused answer to Edexcel GCSE PE on guidance and feedback: the four types of guidance (visual, verbal, manual, mechanical) and four types of feedback (intrinsic, extrinsic, concurrent, terminal), their advantages, and which suit beginners and experts.
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How do performers prepare mentally for competition?

Mental preparation for performance through the warm-up and mental rehearsal, and how these techniques improve focus and performance.
A focused answer to Edexcel GCSE PE on mental preparation for performance: the role of the warm-up in mental readiness and the use of mental rehearsal, and how these techniques improve focus, confidence and performance.
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Which practice structure best develops a given skill?

The practice structures (massed, distributed, fixed and variable), and how to select the most relevant practice for a skill using its classification.
A focused answer to Edexcel GCSE PE on practice structures: massed, distributed, fixed and variable practice, their advantages and uses, and how to select the most relevant practice for a skill using its classification.
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How are sports skills classified, and why does it matter?

The classification of skills on the open-closed, basic-complex and low-high organisation continua, and the use of classification to plan practice.
A focused answer to Edexcel GCSE PE on skill classification: the open-closed, basic-complex (simple-complex) and low-high organisation continua, with sporting examples, and how classification is used to plan practice.
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