Classification of skills Flashcards
Classification of skills
Environmental influence
Pacing
Organisational
Difficulty
Muscular involvement
Continuity continuum
Environmental influence
Open skills
Closed skills
Open skills
Skills that are affected by the environment
e.g. receiving a pass in football
Closed skills
Skills that are not affected by the environment
e.g. shot putt/ free throw
Pacing
Externally paced skills
Self paced skills
Externally paced skills
Environment controls the timing of skills
e.g. receiving pass in football
Self paced skills
Performer controls timing of skills
e.g. shot putt/ free throw
Organisational
Low organisation skills
High organisation skills
Low organisation skills
Skills that can be broken into subroutines
High organisation skills
Skills that cannot be broken into subroutines
Difficulty
Simple skills
Complex skills
Simple skills
Skills that have low levels of decision making
e.g. shot putt/ sprinting
Complex skills
Skills that have high levels of decision making
e.g. somersault/ passing
Muscular involvement
Fine skills
Gross skills
Fine skills
Sills that use small intricate muscle movements
e.g. rifle shooting/ dart throwing
Continuity continuum
Discrete
Serial
Continuous
Gross skills
Skills that use large muscle movements
e.g. shot putt
Discrete
Clear beginning and end
e.g. pass in football
Serial
Several subroutines joined together
e.g. triple jump
Continuos
No clear beginning and end
e.g. running/ cycling
