Lecture 4 Flashcards
What is Motor Control
what are four characteristics of human movement
- flexible
- unique
- consistent
- modifiable
characteristic of human movement : flexible (what is it and what principle is it linked to)
linked to the principle of motor equivalence
- we can apply our abilities and skills in many different ways
characteristic of human movement : unique ( what is meant by this )
no two movements are performed in the exact same way, there are subtle changes in posture and movement
what are internal non linearities (context conditioned variability)
central drive, elastic properties of locomotor apparatus
what are external non linearities (context conditioned variability)
changes in force and their directions between movements
characteristic of human movement : consistent ( what is meant by this )
in general, the temporal and spatial pattern of movements remains similar
characteristic of human movement : consistent ( what are the advantages to this)
perform higher if we have trained a certain thing consistently
characteristic of human movement : consistent ( what are the disadvantages to this )
if you are doing something incorrectly then you will perform worse
- also fatigue
characteristic of human movement : modifiable ( what is meant by this )
the capability to alter movement patterns : during motion and various environments
example of an open environment discrete skill
lineout throw
example of a closed environment discrete skill
pool or darts
example of a closed environment serial skill
chess
example of a open environment serial skill
surfing
example of a open environment continuous skill
biking outdoors
example of a closed environment continuous skill
running on a treadmill