Evaluation of playing well and playing poorly (Fraleigh, 1984)

1. Executing motor skills
2. Physiological and psychological effort demands
3. Appropriate tactics and strategy

Criterion for playing well and playing poorly

1. Best performance ever: Cannot be met by everyone
2. Quality of opponents performance: May not play best. Conserve energy.
3. Reasonable expectancy of highest quality of play based on prior performance: Consistent maximum demands.

Rank the following scenarios in order of importance. Identify process and product orientation. Logical is

• Winning & playing well
• Losing & playing poorly
• Losing & playing well
• Winning & playing poorly

If winning was the only objective all inferior opponents would be scheduled.

The most important factor is that opponents are evenly matched.

Advantage of all contestants playing well assures:

• Best possible contest
• Determination of true relative abilities of all
• Maximum positive personal satisfaction of all

References

Fraleigh, W. P. (1984). Right actions in sport: Ethics for contestants. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.