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FATIGUE AND STRESSWALT Consider what
fatigue and stress are

• WILF
• Explain how and when fatigue and stress occur.
• Identify the effects fatigue and stress have on
  sports performance.

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Fatigue
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Watch

• Sian Welch Wendy Ingraham - The Crawl - 1997

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Fatigue

• Fatigue is a feeling of extreme physical or
  mental tiredness brought on by extreme exertion.

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Fatigue has a negative effect on performance

• Local muscular fatigue may cause you to stop what
  you are doing.
• Concentration levels will decrease and may cause
  you to make mistakes.
• Skill levels decrease as speed and strength
  decrease.
• If you are not able to have some form of rest you
  will be forced to stop.
• May result in injury!

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Questions

• Describe exactly what is meant by fatigue
• What effects is fatigue going to have on a
  performer?
• What factors could lead to stress?
• What effect could stress have on a performer
  mentally and physically?

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Stress
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Stress

• The bodys reaction to a change that requires a
  physical, mental or emotional adjustment or
  response.

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Stress

• Stress can have a positive or negative affect on
  performance depending on the individual.

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How do the following psychological/ mental
factors affect sports performance?

• personality/emotions
• tension/anxiety
• aggression
• motivation/arousal
• boredom/tedium
• feedback/criticism.

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How might the following (A) influence
stress/pressure and (B) effect performance

• Competing
• as an individual,
• with a partner,
• as part of a team,
• in front of a crowd,
• against different qualities of opposition,
• at varying levels of competition.

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Do you think psychological damage is harder to
mend than physical injury?
Jessica Gil Ortiz
David Busst
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Homework

• Complete sheet on stress.
• Hand in next Tuesday