Exam Flashcards
A good coach will provide
A simulating environment that provides fun, while also catering needs for the visual learners
How would you coach a visual Learner
By giving them, demastrations where you provide key words to highlight fundamental components of the skill
What are the three categories that effect motor skills
Precision of movement, distinctive phase of movement, stability and predictability of their environment
What are gross skills
They are large muscle movements which are not very precise and include fundermental movements such as, walking, running, jumping
What are fine skills
They are movements that use the small muscles in your body and gernally need high levels of eye coordination, e.g playing the piano
What type of motor skill is a rugby tackle and why
It is a gross skill due to the large muscle groups needed and low level of precision
What is a open skill
It’s when the persons environment is constantly changing and involves an oppersitions player putting pressure and our player impacting there decision making and skill.
What is a closed skill
These skills are taken place in a stable, predictable environment and performer knows exactly what to do and when
What is a discrete skill
Describe skills are brief, well defined actions that have a clear beginning and end, while also being single specific skills. E.g a flick shot in a hockey penalty
What is a serial skill
They are a group of discrete skills all put into one skill to make a new complex movement
What is a continuous skill
They are a skill that has no beginning/end, (the end of one cycle of movement is the beginning of the next. E.g swimming
What is a simple skill
It is a skill that is straight forward and requires little concentration and cognitive ability.
What is a complex skill
It is when the skill requires a large span of attention because the skill is complicated
What are the 6 key factors that account for a skilled performance
Physiologically economic, good technuiqe, adaptable, anticipation, focused,consistent
What is signalled detection in sport
It is when a athlete can tell what an what to due to cues in the game. E.g the spin of a cricket ball
What is selective attention in sport
This refers to the athletes ability to block out un-wanted factors of the game, e.g crowds and other parts of their game environment that would effect their skill, and gameplay negatively
What is Anticipation in sport
It is when the athlete has the ability to tell what is going to happen next, e.g where a player is going to pass a ball or what skill they are going to use
What is timing in sport
It is when athletes have the ability to do skill or movement at the correct times, E.g passing the ball at the correct time so no one gets it except your team mate
What are the four steps to processing information in sport
Input,decision making,output,feedback
What are the five factors that affect an athletes signal detection
Ability of the senses, speed of cue, strength of cue, noise, level of arousal
What are the three stages of leaning(in order)
Cognitive, associative, autonomous
What is the cognitive stage of learning
It is when the skill is first being learnt and it involves the athlete forming a mental picture of the skill and movement
What is the associative stage of learning
It is when the athlete is linking the individual skills into a smooth action
What is the autonomous stage of learning
It is when the skill becomes automoatic and can be done imideatly with little to non pre thought towards the skill
