4.1 - Classification Of Skills

Question 1

Define a motor/movement skill

Answer 1

Action or task that has a goal and that requires voluntary body and/or limb movement to achieve the goal and is learned

Question 2

Six skill continua

Answer 2

Difficulty/Environmental Influence/Pacing/Muscular Involvement/Continuity/Organisation

Question 3

Difficulty continua

Answer 3

Simple -> Complex

Question 4

Simple skill characteristics + example

Answer 4

• low decision making
• transferable skills
  Eg. Throwing

Question 5

Complex skill characteristics + example

Answer 5

• higher decision making
• importance of coordination
• combining different skills together
  Eg. Tennis serve

Question 6

Environmental Influence continua

Answer 6

Open -> closed

Question 7

Open skill characteristics + example

Answer 7

• environment constantly changing
• movements adapted to external cues
• involves perceptual skills
  Eg. Pass in football

Question 8

Closed skill characteristics + example

Answer 8

• environment is stable
• technique does not need to be adapted
  Eg. Free throw

Question 9

Pacing continua

Answer 9

Self paced -> externally paced

Question 10

Self paced skill characteristics + example

Answer 10

• Timing under the athletes control
• start of skill determined by athlete
• usually closed skills
  Eg. Javelin throw

Question 11

Externally paced skill characteristics + example

Answer 11

• timing dictated by external factors
• pace dictated by external factors
• usually open skills
  Eg. Returning a tennis shot

Question 12

Muscular involvement continua

Answer 12

Gross -> Fine

Question 13

Gross skill characteristics + example

Answer 13

• large muscle groups
• require power
• accuracy not so important
  Eg. Weightlifting

Question 14

Fine skill characteristics + example

Answer 14

• only require smaller muscle groups
• require high levels of control/accuracy
  Eg. Archery shot

Question 15

Continuity continua

Answer 15

Discrete -> serial -> continuous

Question 16

Discrete skill characteristics + example

Answer 16

• clear beginning + end
• skill can’t be repeated again
• a single specific skill
  Eg. Penalty flick in hockey

Question 17

Serial skill characteristics + example

Answer 17

• several discrete elements integrated together into a sequence
  Eg. Sequence in triple jump

Question 18

Continuous skill characteristics + example

Answer 18

• no obvious beginning or end
• end of one cycle is beginning of next
  Eg. Cycling

Question 19

Organisation continua

Answer 19

High organisation -> low organisation

Question 20

High organisation skill characteristics + example

Answer 20

• skill has elements/ subroutines that are difficult to separate into individual skills
  Eg. Dribbling in basketball

Question 21

Low organisation skill characteristics + example

Answer 21

• skill into subroutines that are easily identified as separate
  Eg. Tennis serve