Analysing your own performance
Improving at sport isn't just about practising more — it's about honestly analysing what's working and what isn't, then targeting practice at the weak points.
Part of your national curriculum
- Competitive sport and tactics: Analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
Key learning points
- • Comparing to previous performance
- • Identifying strengths and weaknesses
- • Setting SMART targets
This lesson at a glance
- 20 minutes
- 16 parts to scroll through
- 3 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
Words to know
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Visual introductionPicture this
Analysing your own performance
Improving at sport isn't just about practising more — it's about honestly analysing what's working and what isn't, then targeting practice at the weak points.
In a nutshell
Analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
Learning cycle
Part 2 of 16
Learning cycle 1 of 2
Part 1 · Comparing to previous performance
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Comparing to previous performance
Recording data such as times, scores or video footage lets you compare a current performance directly against a past one, rather than relying on vague impressions of 'feeling better'. A sprinter timing every 100m run over a term can see clear, objective evidence of progress or plateau.
Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Identifying strengths and weaknesses
Structured self-analysis, sometimes using a simple table of strengths, weaknesses and targets, helps separate what's already working well from what needs deliberate practice. For example, a basketball player might identify strong dribbling but weak free-throw accuracy, and focus extra practice time specifically on free throws.
Quick check
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Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 2 of 4 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 2 of 2
Part 2 · Setting SMART targets
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
Part 10 of 16
Learn
Setting SMART targets
Effective targets are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound (SMART) — 'get better at football' is not useful, but 'complete 8 out of 10 free kicks on target within four weeks' is something you can actually track and know when you've achieved.
Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 3 of 4 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
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Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
Challenge round
Part 14 of 16
Game · Recall cards
Which test measures cardiovascular endurance?
Card 1 of 4
Mastery quiz
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Analysing your own performance
4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. Which test measures cardiovascular endurance?
2. Power is best defined as:
3. A learner is retested on a different surface with no warm-up. This mainly reduces the test's:
4. Which component matters most for a netball centre changing direction repeatedly?
Lesson round-up
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Lesson round-up
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Analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best