Component 2: Sports Psychology Flashcards
What is meant by a continuum?
A line with a classification extreme on each end. Skills are placed on the continuum.
What are the 2 extremes on the environmental continuum?
Open and closed.
What is a closed skill?
A skill performed in a predictable environment.
What is an open skill?
A skill performed in a unpredictable environment, performers must adjust/react to changing situations.
What are the 2 extremes on a difficulty continuum?
Basic and complex
What is a basic skill?
A simple skill requiring little concentration to perform.
What is a complex skill?
A skill requiring a lot of concentration to perform.
What are the 2 extremes on the organisational continuum?
High and low
What is low organisational?
A skill that can be broken down into parts and practised separately.
What is high organisational?
A skill that cannot be broken down into parts, skill needs to be practised as a whole.
What are the 4 types of practise structure?
Fixed, variable, massed and distributed.
What is fixed practise?
Repeatedly practising a whole skill within a training session.
What is variable practise?
A training session that includes frequent changes to task so that the skills can be repeated in different situation.
What is massed practice?
Practice that occurs without breaks between attempts.
What is distributed practice?
Intervals between skill practice in a training session for rest or mental rehearsal.
