Performance Profiling

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 Stuff we should cover…
• What is performance profiling
• What are the elite performers
characteristics
• What is your dream performance
profile
• What is your area of strength and
weakness
• Summarize
• Next steps…
 What is performance profiling

• Every makes him/her special?

• physical
• Attitudes
• Psychological
• technical
 They are special because they
have…
Physical
Strength factors Physique
Power Weight Control
Fitness Quick Recovery
Flexibility Co-ordination
Speed Quick reactions
Balance Endurance
Toughness
 They are special because they
have…
Attitudes
Competitiveness
Will to win Discipline
Determination Single mindedness
Dedication Pain tolerance
Take on anybody Positive
Aggression
 They are special because they
have…
Psychological
Confidence
Focus Set Goals
Emotional control Concentration
Regain Focus Relaxed
Use imagery Cope with pressure
Sharp
 They are special because they
have…
Technical
Sport Specific
 Dream performance profile

• Identify the most important 10/20 qualities

and list them
• Rank them in order of importance
• Provide a personal definitions of each of
the qualities.
 Qualities
• Endurance – hold form to maintain speed
• Transition – swim to run
• Confidence at swim start
• Focus – to keep at race plan
• Efficiency for swim and run – body balance
• Discipline – recover
• Techniques – open water
• Range of motion for swim
• Pain tolerance
• Single minded
 What is your performance
profile?
• Transfer the 10 or 20most important qualities to the
“profile” sheet.
• Assess yourself against these criteria in terms of best
performance or where you would like to be -Ideal Self
Assessment (ISA)
• Assess yourself against these criteria in terms of
where you feel you are now –Subjective Self
Assessment (SSA)
(using a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is
perfection)
 Is these the stuff of
Champions?
• What is your assessment?
• What is your coach’s assessment?
• What is the gap?
Next step…