MLC Flashcards
Classification of motor skills
type of movement
Predictability of the environment
complexity of the task
Type of movement
gross motor skills Fine motor skills discrete skills Serial skills continuous skills
gross motor skills
Involve movement of major muscle groups resulting in large body part movement
fine motor skills
Involve movement of smaller muscle groups resulting in more precise movement
discrete skills
Have clear beginning and endings
serial skills
Made up of a number of discrete skills which are put together in a certain order
continuous skills
Do not have a clear beginning or ending and it is impossible to define exactly where the skill starts and where it stops
predictability of environment
Closed skills
open skills
Close skills
where performer has the greatest control over their performance environment and usually require repetition of a successful movement pattern
Open skills
where the performer is required to have flexibility and adaption in the execution of a skill under a constantly changing environment or time pressure
Complexity of task
simple skills
Complex skills
simple skills
Quickly learned no time pressure One cue only no opposition (Eg. Hitting baseball on tee)
Complex skills
longer learning and practice time
Time pressure
many cues
(Eg. Hitting moving ball)
Fitts and Posner phases of motor learning
Cognitive
Associative
Autonomous
Cognitive stage
Trial and error
more concerned with what to do then how to do
Basic motor patterns
inconsistent performance
Associative
consistency improves
Size/frequency of errors decrease
Correcting errors/technique
Time in associative stage depends on:
task complexity
Level of ability
amount of practise
Amount and quality of feedback
autonomous stage
Movements are fluent increased speed/accuracy Attends to relevant cues only performance is consistent Self corrects
cues
Stimulus perception which signal for action or give a hint how to respond in a particular circumstance
