Discuss the use of two or more techniques for skill development in sport.

Refer to the paper 2 assessment criteria when awarding marks.

The command term “discuss” requires candidates to offer a considered and balanced review of two or more techniques used for skill development in sport.

Techniques for skill development may include, but are not limited to:

• massed practice vs distributed practices (eg repetition) – Fitts and Posner (1967); Singer (1965), Wickelgren (1981)
• mental imagery research: Rushall (1970), Baroga (1973); Issac (1992)
• research on self-talk (Martin et al. 1995, Landin and Herbert, 1999; Araki et al. 2006).

Discussion may include, but is not limited to:

• theories that underpin these techniques
• an evaluation of their effectiveness
• an application in different sports
• comparison between different techniques.

Candidates may discuss two techniques in order to demonstrate depth of knowledge, or may discuss a larger number of techniques to demonstrate breadth of knowledge. Both approaches are equally acceptable.

If a candidate discusses only one technique, the response should be awarded up to a maximum of [5] for criterion A, knowledge and comprehension, up to a maximum of [4] for criterion B, critical thinking, and up to a maximum of [2] for criterion C, organization.