motor skills

Question 1

4 things that determine complexity of motor skills

Answer 1

Number of component parts
Amount of attention requires
Required level of movement accuracy
How quickly task needs to be performed

Question 2

4 steps to coaching process

Answer 2

Introduce skill to be learned
Demonstarte and explain skill
Practice skill
Correct errors and provide feedback

Question 3

Intro skill to be learned

Answer 3

Explain name of skill and how/whem it can be used

Question 4

Demonstrate the skill

Answer 4

Point out 2 key points of technique

Check the group understand the requirements of the skill

Question 5

Practise the skill

Answer 5

As soon as possible after demo

Appropriate to the skill level of the group

Question 6

correct errors

Answer 6

Learners are provided feedback

Practice again with feedback incorporated

Question 7

2 types of skills

Answer 7

simple and complex

Question 8

Simple skills 4 things

Answer 8

Straighfoward
Require little practice
Taught as a whole
Require little cognitive ability

Question 9

Complex skills 4 things

Answer 9

More difficult to learn
require repeated practice
Consist of many components
Require more cognitive ability

Question 10

5 things to make a skill more simple or complex

Answer 10

Time pressure
How many cues
Number of available responses
Speed importance
Accuracy importance

Question 11

2 ways to teach a simple skills

Answer 11

Limitation method

Demo/explanation/practise/correction method

Question 12

Limitation method

Answer 12

Cocah demonstrates
Minor adjustments made as needed
Learning made via observation

Question 13

2nd method

Answer 13

Demonstartion and explanation
Learners practice
Feedback and correction provided
Steps 2 and 3 then repeated

Question 14

2 ways to teach complex skills

Answer 14

Shaping and chaining

Question 15

Shaping

Answer 15

Involves learing a simplified version of a skill and adding the missing parts as the skill is developed

Question 16

7 steps to shaping

Answer 16

Coach demonstrates
Simple incomplete version of skill performed
Feedback given
Add in missing parts
focus on accuracy
perform entire skill and refine
Practice in competition like situation

Question 17

Chaining

Answer 17

breaking the skill down into its component parts and learning each part separately. Each part builds on the previous part and eventually all skills are put together

Question 18

6 steps to chaining

Answer 18

Demo
Break down components
Perform a simple drill in each component
Put all components back together
Increase speed and add oppo
Integrate skill into competition sim

Question 19

2 factors determining whether to use shaping or chaining

Answer 19

Task complexity and task organisation

Question 20

High complexity and low organisatiion

Answer 20

Use chaining eg gymnastics

Question 21

low compexity and high organisation

Answer 21

use shaping eg hurdles

Question 22

5 key ideas of static drills

Answer 22

Skill practiced while stationary
Concentrate on technique
Limit decision making
Use a closed environment 
Good for learning new skills

Question 23

5 ideas of dynamic drills

Answer 23

Practiced while moving
Increased decion making required
Environment more open
Drills are game related 
They extend skill development

Question 24

eg of static and dynamic

Answer 24

Netball passing back and forth

Netball passing in game sim with defence

Question 25

foward chaining

Answer 25

components of the skill are rehearsed in the order that the whole skill is performed

Question 26

backward chaining

Answer 26

practiced with the last component first abf the whole skill is built by working backwardsv

Question 27

4 coaching methods to use

Answer 27

shaping
chaining
static to dynamic
simple to compex

Question 28

simple to complex

Answer 28

Starting with a simplified or basic version of the skill and progressing toa more complicated version of the skill

Question 29

3 steps for s-c

Answer 29

Making task simpler
Reduce attemtion demands
Slow down the movement