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Leaving Cert Physical Education: Performance analysis & goals

How often Performance analysis & goals comes up on the Physical Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

OL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Performance analysis & goals, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Performance analysis & goals.

(a)Comparing your technique with a model performer mainly helps you?
  1. Avoid using video analysis
  2. Spot gaps in your own technique
  3. Set outcome goals only
(b)A tally sheet counting a player's successful passes gives mainly?
  1. Psychological data
  2. Qualitative data
  3. Quantitative data
(c)Main advantage of video analysis over live observation?
  1. Movement can be slowed, paused, replayed
  2. It removes the need for a checklist
  3. It needs no equipment
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(a) Spot gaps in your own technique

(b) Quantitative data

(c) Movement can be slowed, paused, replayed

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Performance analysis & goals.

Higher Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q4, Q8, Q15, Q17
2024Q1
2023Q4
2022Q17
2021Q14

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Performance analysis & goals questions

Performance analysis & goals, 3 marks

A basketball player scores 12 of her 30 shots. What is her success rate?

  1. 25%
  2. 60%
  3. 40%
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40%

Success rate = 12 ÷ 30 × 100 = 40%. Tracking this over matches shows whether her shooting is improving.

Performance analysis & goals, 3 marks

Why compare a player's performance in training with her performance in matches?

  1. Training data is always useless for coaches
  2. Pressure can show weaknesses not seen in training
  3. Matches are always easier than hard training sessions
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Pressure can show weaknesses not seen in training

Skills that hold up in drills can break down under match pressure and fatigue. Comparing both shows what needs work in game-like practice.

Performance analysis & goals, 2 marks

In a checklist for a golf swing, the stance, grip and backswing belong to which phase?

  1. Preparation
  2. Execution
  3. Recovery
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Preparation

Preparation covers everything before contact. Execution is the moment of contact or release; recovery is the follow-through and return to a ready position.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q17
2024Q9, Q17
2023Q7
2022Not asked
2021Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Performance analysis & goals questions

Performance analysis & goals, 2 marks

Why use video analysis of your performance?

  1. It removes the need for a coach at all
  2. It improves fitness directly as you watch
  3. You can replay and slow it down to spot errors
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You can replay and slow it down to spot errors

Video lets you and your coach watch a skill many times, in slow motion, and compare it with a model performer to find what to fix.

Performance analysis & goals, 2 marks

What is a model performer?

  1. A beginner used to spot common errors
  2. A skilled performer used as a standard to compare against
  3. A performer who never needs to train or practise
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A skilled performer used as a standard to compare against

Comparing your technique with a model performer shows the gap between your performance and the ideal, which helps you set targets for improvement.

Performance analysis & goals, 2 marks

Why is an observation checklist useful?

  1. It focuses the observer on key coaching points
  2. It records each player's heart rate during play
  3. It sets the rules of the game
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It focuses the observer on key coaching points

A checklist lists what a good performance looks like, e.g. eyes on target, follow-through. The observer ticks what is seen, making the analysis clear and fair.

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