4.1: Classification of Skills

Question 1

Motor or movement skill

Answer 1

an action or task that has a goal and that requires voluntary body and/or limb movement to achieve the goal and is learned rather than being innate

Question 2

Sub-routines

Answer 2

the elements, or separate movements, that make up a particular skill.
For example, striking a ball in hockey involves grip, stance, backlift, forward swing, strike and follow through.

Question 3

Attentional wastage

Answer 3

the performer’s concentration can be misdirected to irrelevant cues. This can damage the effectiveness of their performance and will particularly affect the way a novice learns.

Question 4

Kinaesthetic sense

Answer 4

the sense or physical feeling that we get of the movements we make. Proprioceptors or nerves in our muscles, ligaments and joints send messages to the brain that give us information about where we are and what we re doing.