Skill Acquisition Flashcards
Selective attention
Ability to select relevant information from irrelevant information
How can you use selective attention to improve performance?
- Concentrate on relevant information
- prevent and overload of information
Role of experience on selective attention
Beginner/novice- overload of information
Expert- able to filter out irrelevant information
Attention skills
generally not taught but are learned both explicitly and implicitly
explicit
keep your eyes on the ball (cricket)
implicit
anticipate how fast the serve is (volleyball)
How are attention switching and selective attention learnt?
Through a trial and error approach. With experience, learners filter relevant and irrelevant information depending on the situation
Motor skill
Voluntary activity learnt through practice to achieve a goal.
Topic 1: Classifying movement skills
Movement precision
fine motor skills (small and precise, eg writing), gross motor skills (large, eg long jump)
Type of movement
discrete, serial, continuous
discrete
a skill with a distinct beginning and end (throwing)
serial
a series of discrete movements linked together (jumping over a box: running, jumping, landing)
continuous
a movement with no distinct beginning or end (cycling or running)
closed motor skill
performed in a predictable, self-paced environment with minimal interruptions or changes in the surroundings.
-predictable environment
-internally paced
-limited inter-trial variability (in a free kick)
open motor skill
performed in a constantly changing and externally paced environment
-unpredictable environment
-externally paced
-inter-trial variability (situation changes when playing in a game)
fundamental motor skills (FMS)
the foundation movements to more specialised, complex skills in games, sports, dance, gymnastics, and physical recreation activities.
sport specific skills (SSS)
are mature FMS, refined and combined to meet the demands of more specific tasks (tennis serve, volleyball spike, basketball rebound)
sport specific concepts
include factors such as moving into space, understanding when to pass, understanding of team strategy