Principles of Qualitative Movement Analysis

Question 1

What are the four stages/principles of qualitative movement analysis?

Answer 1

• Preparation
• Observation
• Evaluation (diagnosis)
• Error detection (intervention)

Question 2

What does the coach/teacher need to determine in the preparation stage of analysis?

Answer 2

Ask:

• What is being analysed?
• Why it is being analysed?
• How it is being analysed?

Then ask:

• What are the characteristics of a skilled performance?
• How will the progress of the subject be tracked?

Question 3

What is the observation stage of an analysis?

Answer 3

• Observation is the process of looking at the performance of the subject(s).
• Can be performed live (coach watching during a training session).
• The main limitation of observing the quality of performance is the fact that it is subjective (opinion could change from coach to coach).

Question 4

What is the evaluation stage when analysing?

Answer 4

Evaluation refers to a judgement of quality. The teacher/coach will do the following during evaluation:

• Decide what the problem is.
• Decide what is causing the problem.
• Decide how the problem can be addressed.

Question 5

Why is performance analysis a major issue and how can they improve this?

Answer 5

Performance analysis is subjective unless you are analysing a skill that uses a number for their performance (objectively measured ie. time, height, distance) in track and field events.

To combat the subjective nature of analysis, significant time is spent on:

• Training judges and coaches to appreciate performance in the same way.
• The development of checklists which list the elements essential for skilled performance.
• The development of rating scales which outline the degree of difficulty of certain movements.
• The development of criteria outlining the rules, procedures, or guidelines relating to the assessment of the performance.

Question 6

In the evaluation stage, what measure does the coach/teacher need to use?

Answer 6

• Validity (the measure, measures what it is intended to measure.
• Reliable (the results that the measure achieves will be the same every time.

Ensure we control:

• Procedures.
• Conditions.
• Equipment.
• Environment.
• Testers.

Question 7

What is the error correction stage of performance analysis?

Answer 7

Weaknesses are identified and strategies to develop these weaknesses are put in place.
These strategies will either be direct or constraints-based coaching or instructional processes.