motor learning and coaching Flashcards
what are the two basic categories relating to skill
cognitive skill
motor skill
whats a cognitive skill
Commonly thought of as a mental skill. which only involves the brain
example of cognitive skills
playing chess, solving maths problems, writing an essay
whats a motor skill
relates to physical skills that require body movement and rely upon motor control
example of motor skills
running, throwing, swimming
what is the characteristic of skilled movement
perceptive sense
kinesthetic sense
anticipation
timing
temporal patterning
what is perceptive sense
the ability to interpret sensory information and rapidly discriminate between relevant and irrelevant cues
what is the kinesthetic sense
the ability to ‘feel’ the body during the performance of the skill
what is anticipation
the ability to predict what might happen and to respond accordingly
what is timing
the ability to complete a movement in the most efficient way
what is the temporal patterning
the ability to effectively join movements together into a sequence
