Tennis
This video is a submission for more than one candidate. In this syllabus the option within Submit for Assessment to tag multiple candidates against one piece of evidence is useful to centres. Two or three candidates may be filmed at the same time performing the same skills to reduce filming length if needed and if appropriate to their skill level. The moderator comments for this video refer to the performance of one candidate only. However, scaling may have been applied to the centre as a whole when taking the performance of all candidates into account.
The candidate is identified in the moderator commentary displayed in the video below: white shirt nearest camera and red shirt nearest camera.
This candidate would be placed in the high Level 5 range.
When placing the candidate in Level 5, consider the technique, accuracy and consistency in performing the skills to a very good level in conditioned rallies/games and in competitive games.
Remember to check the assessment conditions for this level have been met.
Some issues seen with Tennis from some centres:
- The candidate is filmed through netting which impedes the moderator’s view.
- The film is very narrow and small making it difficult to see the candidate’s action and the outcome of their performed skill.
- The whole court is not seen as the camera only focuses on the candidate’s action and not the outcome of the action.
- The candidate is only filmed receiving serves in a game situation. Candidates should also be filmed serving in a game situation.
- Hand-fed balls represent a low level of challenge. Candidates wishing to access the higher levels must demonstrate their skills in conditioned games or rallies where time and space can be restricted. The candidate is then seen performing their strokes under pressure.
- The evidence submitted is only from a match, which does not show all the skills required. The centre should supplement the match footage with conditioned drills to incorporate missing skills.