Skill Acquisition

Question 1

What is a Motor Skill + example

Answer 1

Is an activity that involves voluntary muscular movement with the correct degree of muscular control

E.g catching a cricket ball, performing a handstand, running a race, shooting a goal in netball, throwing.

Question 2

Define motor program

Answer 2

Is the set of instructions held in the memory that is sent to muscles and results in movement.

Question 3

Define subroutines

Answer 3

The individual components of a motor program.

Question 4

Define skilled movement

Answer 4

When all the correct subroutines are completed in the correct order with the correct timing.