Review of a Performance

There are 3 different types of skills and techniques there are 1. physical 2. psychological 3.Technical and we will look at these 3 in two different activities which are mountain biking and go ape.

 Mountain biking

 For mountain biking the physical demands you need to have to participate in this are things like muscular endurance and cardiovascular endurance you need these two because with mountain biking you will be going at a high intensity for a long duration so to complete the activity you will need to have these two. You will also need some of the components of fitness like strength, power, balance, flexibility and you will need these when you are going around corners, you need to have strength to hold the handle bars and turn at speed, you need flexibility to be able to bend your back to hold the handle bars and steer and you will need balance to make sure when you are going round corners that you keep the bike stead and up right. Next are the psychological requirements and this could be things like confidence and you need confidence when biking because you will be going a high speeds and over a rough terrain so having confidence will make you not fear what could happen but let you do the course at speed as you will think you can do it. Motivation when mountain biking is crucial because it will be up and down hills which will be tiring for the body and the brain so by being motivated then you will keep on going on the course even if your body is tiring as you will want to accomplish that sense of achievement that comes with finishing the course. Next are the technical factors involved and these are things like the gear changes you make they need to be good and at the right time, because if you change up when going up a hill instead of down it will make it harder for you to get up the hill. You will also need to be good at cornering and having fast reactions because mountain biking is an off course route you will have to turn to avoid hitting and crashing into things and so you will need to quick reactions to miss the obstacles.

 Go ape

 For go ape the physical demands that come with this are things like strength, balance and co-ordination because up in the trees out will be holding on to thins and hanging of them so having that strengths will mean ha out can hold onto them and stay up right. You need the balance because on some of the course there are obstacles such as the rope crossing which requires you to hold onto a rope and walk on the other below so this is why you need to have balance and co-ordination. The psychological demands that are needed could be confidence, motivation and will power because being up in the trees at sometimes heights of 60ft and walking o wooden bridges and ropes can be scary so you need to have the will power to take on the challenge and you need the motivation to then accomplish the activity. But confidence will be the most important thing because you need to have confidence within yourself to do the activity; you need confidence in the instructor because you will hope they have shown you right and you need confidence in the equipment as this is what keeps you safe. The technical factors that you need are things like strength, agility, co-ordination and balance and you need these because in the activity you will need strengths to hold onto he things that help you like the zip line you hold the rope, you need co-ordination and balance to keep you progressing around the course in the way that you are walking on things that aren't sturdy and that will move so you need to have these attributes to conquer the course.

 

 

1. Physical

 Go ape                                                                                             Mountain biking

 Strength                                                                                           Strength

 Balance                                                                                            Co-ordination

 power                                                                                              Reaction time

 co-ordination                                                                                    Balance

 Agility

 

2. Psychological

 Go ape                                                                                            Mountain biking

 Will power                                                                                      Confidence

 Motivation                                                                                       Motivation

 Confidence                                                                                      Concentration

 Concentration

 

3. Technical

 Go ape                                                                                           Mountain biking

 speed                                                                                             Cornering

 power                                                                                            Gear changes

 strength                                                                                          Pedalling

 agility                                                                                             Balance

 co-ordination                                                                                 Reaction time

 balance