Classification of skills

Question 1

describe and give a sporting example of the organisation skills

Answer 1

low-organisation - made up of sub-routines that are easily separated and practised by themselves

for example a serve in tennis

high organisation - movement skills where the sub-routines are very closely linked together and are very difficult to separate without disrupting the skill

for example - dribbling in basketball

Question 2

describe and give a sporting example of the difficulty skills

Answer 2

simple - little information to process and few decisions to make. A small number of subroutines involved where the speed and timing are not critical.

for example - sprint start in swimming

complex - has high perceptual load leading to many decisions having to be made. The skill will have many subroutines where the speed and timing are critical, together with significant use of feedback.

for example a pass in football

Question 3

describe and give a sporting example of the continuity skills

Answer 3

discrete - have a clear beginning and end. to be repeated this skill must be started again

for example a penalty flick in hockey

continuous - have no definite beginning or end. The end of one cycle is the beginning of another.

for example running or swimming

serial - skills that have a number of discrete elements put together in a definite order to make a movement or sequence

for example triple jump

Question 4

describe and give a sporting example of the muscular involvement skills

Answer 4

fine - involves intricate movement using small muscle groups and emphasises hand-eye co-ordination and involves accuracy skill

for example darts

gross- involves large muscle movements where there is little concern for precision

for example running

Question 5

describe and give a sporting example of the pacing skills

Answer 5

self-paced - the performer is in control and determines when the movement starts and the rate at which it proceeds

externally paced - control of the movement is not determined by the performer but by the environment (opponent)

for example a return in tennis

Question 6

describe and give a sporting example of the environmental skills

Answer 6

open- movements that are affected by the environment

for example - receiving a serve or passing in hockey

closed - not affected by the environment, they are usually self-paced

for example a tennis serve