Performance Profiling In Sport. Performance ProfilingCoaching GuidanceCoachAthlete RelationshipConclusionOne approach that is becoming increasingly popular with sport psychologists and coaches in sport is performance profiling This has many benefits and is useful for assessing physical and technical prowess as well as psychological factors Evaluating strengths and weaknesses is a valuable process that can help in the planning of training regimens and the identification of longterm goalsas a focus for selfimprovement For many years the typical psychological evaluation resembled a medical consultation the psychologist made his/her assessment and decided on techniques for a change and the athlete played a relatively passive role However Butler and Hardy1 identified an inherent weakness in this process Studies showed that people's intrinsic motivation can be weakened by the application of external controls2 To put it simply for athletes to remain motivated to adhere to psychological skills training programs they need to be more involved in the decisionmaking processes With p The athlete needs to be made aware that the performance profile can help to direct training to areas of specific need This process can be aided by a sense of mutual trust and it should be made clear that any information gained about the athlete will remain strictly confidential Coaches should stress that there are no right or wrong answers involved in the process but that honest appraisal will facilitate a more productive outcome You need to explain that the process will focus on the athlete's current feelings regarding his or her preparation for competition Showing the athlete examples of previous profiles can help with this The athlete becomes actively involved in this stage of profiling and the following question should be directed to the individual (or group in team situations) “What in your opinion are the fundamental qualities or characteristics of an elite performer in your sport?” The next 510 minutes should be spent listing the qualities or characteristics that th Most people would agree that the coachathlete relationship is much stronger when vision goals and targets are shared and agreed and conversely that difficulties can arise when the opposite is true For example a boxingcoach might place a high priority on punching power (importance rating of 10) and believe his boxer needs to raise his game in this respect because he rates his performance in this respect as 6 The boxer on the other hand might perceive his power as adequate because he rates the construct as less important than the speed of his punch He may believe that working on his power might compromise his speed and thus may be resistant to any recommendations geared to boosting this The point about involving both parties in the profiling process is that such differences are highlighted and can then be dealt with effectively through dialogue Butler and Hardy explain that in such circumstances the coach and athlete might work on developing power through technical modif In summary then the performance profile appears to be a tool that is particularly useful for aiding the design of specific mental physical and technical training programs The central involvement of the athlete in the process is a key strength that may boost motivation and promote adherence to any intervention strategies devised It may also facilitate the coachathlete relationship by promoting dialogue and addressing any perceived discrepancies Additionally the profile can be used as a monitoring device to assess the effectiveness of any interventions and highlight areas of good and poor progress 1 The Sport Psychologist 6 253264 2 Deci EL & Ryan RM (1985) Intrinsic motivation and selfdetermination in human behaviour New York Plenum Press 3 Butler RJ (1989) Psychological preparation of Olympic boxers In J Kremer & W Crawford (Eds) The psychology of sport theory and practice (pp7484) Leicester British Psychological Society 4 The Sport Psychologist 7.
Importance of Profiling in Sport Profiling bridges the gap between ‘potential’ and ‘great’ sports performances Over the past three decades sport has become much more scientific Our understanding of biomechanics technique and technology has seen previous performance barriers broken time and time again.
Performance Profiling: A Coaching Tool
Performance profiling in sport Written by Joe Wingfield Performance profiling is a valuable technique used to identify and organise training preparation and the development of an individual (Richards 2008) This technique can provide important information on athletes which can be used to implement realistic goal setting strategies and help maximise their intrinsic motivation (Butler et al 1992 Jones 1993).
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Performance Profiling is a 4stage process which involves identifying the qualities required to be successful in your sport Stage 1 Ranking and defining the most important qualities Stage 2 Plotting your own performance profile Stage 3 Generating action points.
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ObjectivesFactors That Influence PerformanceProcessStep 4Alternative ApproachBenefitsGenetic ‘Profiling‘ For Athletics and Sports PerformanceReferencesArticle ReferencePage ReferenceOver the past few years Performance Profiling has become a new tool in the athlete & coach's armoury Performance Profiling has three major purposes 1 To aid in identifying an appropriate intervention 2 To maximise the athlete's motivation and adherence to the program 3 To monitor any changes over time The factors that can influence performance are 1 Lifestyle and support 2 Movement Skills 3 Physical Preparation 4 Psychological Behaviour 5 Technical & Tactical skills Performance Profiling comprises four steps 1 Step 1 Coach outlines the Performance Profiling process 2 Step 2 Athlete identifies the characteristics of an elite athlete in his/her sport/event 3 Step 3 Athlete rates each in terms of a level of importance and selfassessment 4 Step 4 Athlete and Coach analyse the results and agree to a way forward The table below provides an example of these calculations for part of an athlete's performance profile For this particular athlete refocusing after errors and concentration are key concerns that could be addressed This can be via intervention strategies such as selftalk or a quick set routine depending on the athlete's exact circumstances and preferences Reassessment should always relate to the same characteristics identified in the initial profiling process and be conducted every four to eight weeks Coach outlines the Performance Profiling processThe athlete identifies a set of characteristicsThe athlete assesses his/her performance against each characteristic (selfassessment)The coach assesses and rates the athlete against each characteristic Performance Profiling can help coaches develop a better understanding of their athletes by 1 Highlighting perceived strengths and weaknesses 2 Clarifying the athlete's and coach's vision of the critical characteristics of elite performance and highlighting any differences 3 Highlighting discrepancies between the athlete's and coach's assessment of performance 4 Providing a means of monitoring progress Our genes control our biological systems such as muscle cartilage and bone formation muscle energy production lactic acid removal blood and tissue oxygenation Research by Kambouris (2011) identified that variations in the DNA sequence of these genes have an impact on an individual's components of fitness (endurance speed strength etc) vulnerability to sports injury and nutritionalrequirements Knowledge of the appropriate gene DNA structure suitable for an athletic event or sport and the athlete's gene DNA may allow an athlete to select the most appropriate sport for them and plan their trainingand nutritional programmes to optimise health and performance Mauffulli & Merzesh (2007)found that mutations in collagen called COL5A1 led to the structure supporting the tendon being more loosely connected making the tendon less stable perhaps more susceptible to injury CRUST L (2002) Performance profiling a coaching tool for pinpointing strengths and weaknesses designing training strategies and building better communication with athletes Peak Performance 18KAMBOURIS M (2011) Predictive genomics profiling in athletics and sports performanceBr J Sports Med45 (2) lecture 27MAUFFULLI N & MERZESH M (2007) Genetic aspects of tendinopathy Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 11 (3) p 243247 Some of the information on this page is adapted from Crust (2002)with Electric Word plc's kind permission If you quote information from this page in your work then the reference for this page is 1 MACKENZIE B (2003) Performance Profiling [WWW] Available from https//wwwbrianmaccouk/perprofilehtm [Accessed 22/5/2021].