4.1 Classification of skills

Question 1

What is the simple-complex continuum

Answer 1

amount of decisions that have to be made to perform a skill

Question 2

What is a complex skill

-give example

Answer 2

-lots of decisions to make
in order to perform the skill require concentration

• e.g.pass in hockey

Question 3

What is a simple skill

-give example

Answer 3

• hardly any decisions to make

- E.g. a sprint start in swimming

Question 4

What is the open-closed continuum

Answer 4

effects of environment on skills

Question 5

What is an open skill

-give example

Answer 5

• movements that have to be constantly adapted depending on what’s happening around you.
• E.g. pass in football depends where your team mates and opposition are

Question 6

What is a close skill

-give example

Answer 6

not affected by environment- predictable movement.

-E.g. a free throw in basketball

Question 7

What is the pcaing continuum

Answer 7

refers to the timing of movements

Question 8

What are self-paced skills

-give example

Answer 8

where performer controls speed/ timing at which the skill is performed.

-E.g. Javelin throw

Question 9

What are externally-paced skills

-give example

Answer 9

where environment (opponent) controls speed/timing of skill performed.

-E.g. receiving a serve in badminton

Question 10

What is the gross-fine skills continuum

Answer 10

concerned with the precision of movement

Question 11

What are gross skills

Answer 11

involve large muscle movements

• skills are not precise
• e.g. tackling in rugby, jumping to catch a ball in netball

Question 12

What are fine skills

Answer 12

involve small muscle movements

• require precision,
• e.g. throwing a dart

Question 13

What is the discrete- serial- continuous continuum

Answer 13

how well defined the beginning and end of skill are

Question 14

What are discrete skills

Answer 14

• clear beginning and end
• sing, specific skill
• e.g. penalty flick in hockey

Question 15

What are serial skills

Answer 15

• involve set of discrete skills put together to create one movement
• e.g. triple jump

Question 16

What are continuous skills

Answer 16

• don’t have a clear beginning and end
• same action repeated.
• E.g. cycling

Question 17

What is the high-low organistaion continuum

Answer 17

way in which skill is organised

Question 18

What are high orgasnisation skills

Answer 18

• skills that are difficuklt to break down into sub routunes

- e.g. dribbling the ball in basketball

Question 19

What are low orgasnisation skills

Answer 19

• skills that are easy to seperate into sub-royutines

- e.g. tennis serve

Question 20

What is whole practice

Answer 20

skill is practiced without breaking it down into sub-routines- skill carried out in its complete form

• good for high organisation and continuous skills- which are hard to break down into sub-routines
• e.g. golf swing

Question 21

What is part practice

Answer 21

skill is broken down into sub routines- particular part of skill is practiced and improved

• good for low organisation skills- easy to break into sub-routines
• e.g. breast- stroke in swimming

Question 22

What is whole part whole practice

Answer 22

whole skill is practised- then practise sub-routines in parts- then put sub-routines back together and practise whole skill again

• good for low organisation and serial skills where skill can be easily split into sub-routines
• e.g. triple jump

Question 23

What is progressive part practice

Answer 23

chaining-skill is broken down into sub-routines- links of a chain- first link is practiced, second link is practiced and then practised together

• low organisation and serial skills- easy to break down into sub-routines
• e.g. triple jump

Question 24

What is massed practice

Answer 24

continuous practice session. With no rest intervals- repeat skills

-Good for some gross skills- builds up strength, delays fatigue

Question 25

What is distributed practice

Answer 25

involves regular rest intervals, useful to use with tiring sports- could be used for feedback/ tasks unrelated to the session

• good for complex skills
• e.g. swimming

Question 26

What is fixed practice

Answer 26

practising in a stable and predictable environment

-e.g. practising a javelin throw

Question 27

What is varied practice

Answer 27

varying/ a range of environments