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4.1 Classification of Skills Flashcards

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What is whole practise?

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skill is practised without any breakdown of subroutines- allows player to develop kinaesthesis

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What is part practise?

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skill is broken down into subroutines and a particular part of skill is practised

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What is whole - part -practise?

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kill is practised without any breaks, a subroutine is selected and practised in isolation to improve and then put together

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What is progressive part practise?

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first link is practised, then the second link is practised, then put together before adding third

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What is fixed practise

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practise done in stable and predictable environment

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What is varied practise

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practise which is done in more unpredictable and changing environment

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What is massed practise

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continuous practise session. Good for gross skills and building strength

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What is distributed practise?

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practise session that involves rest intervals which could be used for feedback or tasks unrelated to the session

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What are the 6 catergories involved with skills?

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  • muscular involvement
  • environmental infleunce
  • pacing
  • organisation
  • difficulty
  • serial
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What are the two skills in muscular involvement ?

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  • gross

- fine

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What is a gross skill?

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those that involve large muscular movements

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What is a fine skill?

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involve small muscular movements

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What are the two skills for environmental influence?

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  • open skills

- closed skills

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What is an open skill?

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effected by environment, movements have to be constantly adapting

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What is a closed skill?

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not effected by environment, it is a predictable movement

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What are the two skills in pacing?

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  • self paced skills

- externally paced skills

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What uis a self paced skill?

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when performer controls the speed or timing

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What is an externally paced skill?

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where the environment controls timing or speed

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What are the two skills in oganisation?

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  • high organisation

- low organisation

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What is a high organisation skill?

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are ones that are difficult to separate and practice

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What is a low organisation skill?

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ones that are easy to separate and practice

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What are the two skills in dificulty?

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complex skills

simple skills

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What is a complex skill?

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ones that require a lot of decisions and concentration

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What are simple skills?

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are ones with very few decisions to make

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What are the skills in serial?

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  • dicrete skills
  • continuous skills
  • seriel skills
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What are discrete skills?

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clear beginning and end

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What are continuous skills?

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no clear beginning or end

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What are serial skills?

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a set of discrete skills which are put together in one movement

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Give examples of fine skills?

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  • pistol shooting
  • bounce pass
  • throwing a dart
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Give examples of gross skills?

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  • long jump

- rugby tackle

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Give examples of open skills?

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  • pass into netball D

- rugby tackle

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Give examples of closed skills?

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gymnastics

- 100m sprint

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Give examples of self-paced skills?

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penelty shot in netball

  • golf shot
  • gymnastics
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Give examples of externally paced skills?

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  • table tennis return

- pass into D in netball

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Give example of simple skills?

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  • swimming
  • cycling
  • 100m sprint
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Give examples of complex skills?

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  • badminton serve
  • shooting in hockey
  • pass into nebtall D
37
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Give examples of low organisation skills?

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tennis serve

breathstroke

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Give examples of high organisation?

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running, cycling

39
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Give examples of discrete skills?

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hockey penelty flick

100m sprint

40
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Give examples of serial skills?

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pole vault

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Give an example of continuous skills?

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disadvantages of whole practise?

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difficult for low ability learners who may struggle with whole skill

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advantage of whole practise?

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allows performer to develop kinaesthesis

44
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advantages of part practise?

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good for beginners who may find practising whole skill difficult

45
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Disadvantages of part practise?

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  • limits awareness of whole skill

- limits information overload

46
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Advantages of whole-part -whole practise?

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allows performer to focus on weak areas of performance and improve

47
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What are the disadvantages of whole-part-whole practise?

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Difficult for low ability learners
– lots of information
– information overload

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What are the progressive part advantages?

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helps performer learn links between subroutines

49
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What are the disadvantages of progressive part advantages?

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de-motivation for high ability learners who may be able to practise the skill as a whole

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What are the distribted advantages?

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good to use with tiring skills where tiredness can lead to injury , allows feedback to be given in rest intervals, good for beginners or low fitness performers

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What are the distributed disadvantages?

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  • Rest intervals may disjoint the practise which could hinder learning,
  • hard to regain intensity and concentration after long breaks,
  • long breaks can be demotivation for some performers who prefer high-intensity
52
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What are the distributed advantages?

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  • good to use with tiring skills where tiredness can lead to injury
  • allows feedback to be given in rest intervals,
  • good for beginners or low fitness performers
53
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What are the massed advantages?

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good for high ability performers, good for short duration discrete skills

54
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What are the massed disadvantages?

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  • Can be boring or exhausting for some performers,

- can lead to overuse injuries due to repetitive nature

55
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Fixed practise advantages

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+ allows perform to overlearn/groove/ perfect skill,

+ helps performer develop kinaesthesis for a skill as the same movement is repeated over and over

56
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Fixed practise disadvantages?

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  • Can be boring
  • Not good for open skills, doesn’t prepare performer for match environment
  • Lead to overuse injuries
57
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Varied practise advantages?

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prepares performer for a variety of situations that may happen in a match,
keeps performer interested and motivated

58
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Varied practise disadvantages?

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  • To be effective basic skills must already be learned through fixed skill practise
  • Can be confusing, overwhelming for beginner performer
59
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Examples of whole practise?

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  • golf swing
  • cartweel
  • sprinting
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Part practise examples?

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  • gymnastics/ dance routine
61
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Examples of whole-part practise?

62
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Example of progressive part practise?

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triple jump

63
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Example of massed practise

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continuously shooting in netball or football

64
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Example of distributed practise?

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volleyball serves or badminton serve (review footage)

65
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Example of fixed practise?

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basketball or netball shot

66
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Example of varied practise?

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passing with a defender in ball games

A-level PE (19 decks)

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