Skill Acquisition Flashcards
Complex skill
Many decisions need to be made and may have to learned in stages
Simple skill
Little judgments, straightforward, little decisions, can be taught as a whole in a repetitive way
Ex of a complex skill
Pass being made by a midfielder in hockey
Ex of simple skill
Sprint start in swimming
Open Skill plus ex
Affected by the environment, predominantly perceptual, e.g a pass in football
movements have to be adapted
Closed skill plus ex
Not affected by the environment , predominantly habitual
E.g free throw in basketball
Self paced skill plus ex
Performer controls the rate at which the skill is executed
E.g Javelin Throw
Externally paced skill plus ex
Environment(can include opponent) controls the rate of performing the skill
E.g receiving a serve in badminton
Gross skill plus ex
Involves large muscle movements
E.g shot put
Fine skill plus ex
Intricate movements of small muscle groups
E.g table tennis serve
Discrete skill plus ex
Clear start and clear end
E.g penalty flick in hockey
Serial skill plus ex
Several discrete elements which are put together to make an integrated movement
E.g triple jump
Continuous skill plus ex
No obvious beginning or end
E.g cycling
High organisation skill plus ex
Contains sub routines that are difficult to separate
E.g dribbling the ball in basketball
Low organisation skill plus ex
Split up into subroutines that are easily identified as separate movements
E.g tennis serve
