BTEC International Level 3 Sport

Unit 32: Sports Performance Analysis — assessment criteria

Learners will study methods of performance analysis, benchmarks for performance, and practically develop and use tools for analysing performance and providing feedback.

Internal60 GLH13 criteria4 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

5 criteria
A.P1Explain methods and techniques for analysing sports performance.
B.P2Identify established ideal modes, benchmarks and protocols for performance analysis of an individual athlete or team.
B.P3Produce protocols and materials to use for performance analysis of an individual athlete or team.
C.P4Collate data and present in a suitable format, from an observation of an individual athlete or team performance.
D.P5Review collated data providing feedback to an individual athlete or team on their sporting performance.

Merit

5 criteria
A.M1Analyse methods and techniques for analysing sports performance, assessing validity, relevance and usability.
B.M2Assess and establish ideal models, benchmarks and protocols for performance analysis of an individual athlete or team.
B.M3Produce detailed protocols and materials to use for performance analysis of an individual athlete or team. Pass Merit Distinction
C.M4Collate detailed data and present in different formats, from an observation of an individual athlete or team performance, comparing against own ideal performance model and benchmarks.
D.M5Analyse of collated data providing detailed feedback to an individual athlete or team on their sporting performance that sets goals for future development.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate methods and techniques for measuring performance analysis, recommending and justifying methods and techniques for individual or team performance analysis.
B.D2Evaluate established ideal models, benchmarks and protocols for performance analysis of an individual athlete or team.
CD.D3Evaluate collated data, comparing against own ideal performance model and benchmarks, providing feedback that sets justified goals for future development.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluateExplainAnalyseIdentifyProduceAssessCollateReview
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Examine methods for analysing sports performance
  • B. Explore ideal models, benchmarks and protocols for performance analysis
  • C. Carry out an analysis of sports performance of an individual athlete or team
  • D. Review the collected analysis data and provide feedback to individual athlete or team

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