Forrester PE Dept

 

PHYSICAL FACTORS – TACTICS

 

PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS

 

PERSONAL STRENGTHS / WEAKNESSES

 

Definition

Personal Strengths and Weaknesses are the mental, emotional, social and physical attributes of an individual that may be deemed as an area of strength or weakness within their performance.

 

Impact on Performance

It is important to devise a tactic or plan which maximises your own strengths and minimises your weaknesses. For example in tennis, a player who is tall and strong will often try to “serve and volley” whilst a quicker player with good ground strokes will try and play longer rallies from the baseline.  Equally, it is important to consider your opponents strengths and weaknesses in order to minimise their strengths and exploit any weaknesses. For example, if you are a powerful badminton player and have an effective overhead clear / smash and your opponent does not then you would try to  force your opponent to the back of their court using your overhead clear so that when they play a weak return you could respond with a smash.