Unit 4: Enhancing Performance and Maintaining Participation

4 dot points, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

How do sociocultural factors influence who participates in physical activity and how participation is maintained?

Explain the sociocultural factors that influence participation and the strategies used to maintain lifelong involvement

Sociocultural influences. Socialisation, access and equity factors, barriers and enablers, and strategies to maintain lifelong participation.

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How do periodisation, advanced training methods and recovery strategies maximise performance?

Explain periodisation, advanced training methods, overtraining and recovery strategies used to peak performance

Advanced training. Periodisation cycles and tapering, plyometric and altitude methods, overtraining, and recovery strategies that drive supercompensation.

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How do skilled performers process information and make fast, accurate decisions under pressure?

Explain information processing, reaction time and attention, and how decision making is refined under competitive pressure

Decision making. Information processing models, reaction and response time, selective attention and anticipation, and performing skill under pressure.

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How do arousal, anxiety and psychological skills affect sporting performance?

Explain arousal and anxiety theories and the psychological skills used to optimise performance

Sport psychology. Drive, inverted-U and catastrophe theories of arousal, types of anxiety, and psychological skills such as goal setting, imagery and self-talk.

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