Influences on Skill Development

Question 1

Name the 3 categories of Skill Transfer

Answer 1

1. Positive Transfer
2. Negative Transfer
3. Zero Transfer

Question 2

What is Positive Transfer?

Answer 2

Practice of one activity results in the improvement of another

E.g. Softball skills can improve Shotput Skills

Question 3

What is Negative Transfer?

Answer 3

Practice of one activity interferes with another

E.g. Batting in Baseball vs Batting in Soft Ball

Question 4

What is Zero Transfer?

Answer 4

When previous experience has no influence on the performance of a new skill

E.g. Swimming doesn’t effect skiing skills

Question 5

List the Features of Learning Environments

Answer 5

1. Physical Conditions - Weather, surface equipment
2. Type of Environment - Open/Closed
3. Type of Skill - Continuous, Discrete, Serial
4. Type of Muscles- being used, Gross, Fine
5. Type of Learner - Personality, ability, experience

Question 6

What is the FITT Principle?

Answer 6

F requency - How many times?
I ntensity - How hard you go?
T ime - What time frame?
T ype - type of training?