Skill Acquisition - Classification of skills Flashcards
What are different classifications for skills?
Difficulty
Environmental
Pacing
Muscular Involvement
Continuity
Organisation
What is a motor skill?
An action or task that has a goal that requires voluntary body and/or limb movement.
How are skills classified on the difficulty continuum?
Skills are classified according to the types of judgements and decisions that you make to perform the skills. (mental processes)
How are skills classified on the environmental continuum?
Skills are classified according to how much they are affected by the environment.
How are skills classified on the pacing continuum?
Skills are classified according to the timing of the movements and the rate at which the skill is executed.
How are skills classified on the muscular involvement continuum?
Skills are classified according to the precision of the movement.
How are skills classified on the continuity continuum?
Skills are classified according to how well defined the beginning and end of the skill are.
How are skills classified on the organisation continuum?
Skills are classified according to how they are made up or organised, and whether they can easily be broken down into sub routines.
What skill are at either end of the difficulty continuum?
Simple
Complex
What skill are at either end of the environmental continuum?
Open
Closed
What skill are at either end of the pacing continuum?
Self-paced
Externally-paced
What skill are at either end of the muscular involvement continuum?
Gross
Fine
What skill are at either end of the continuity continuum?
Discrete
Serial
Continuous
What skill are at either end of the organisation continuum?
High organisation
Low organisation
Describe and give an example of a simple skill.
A simple skill is straightforward with hardly any judgments or decisions that need to be made.
e.g. a goal kick in football
Describe and give an example of a complex skill.
A complex skill has many decisions that need to be made.
e.g. a midfielder making a long pass in football
Describe and give an example of an open skill.
An open skill is affected by the environment, movements have to be adapted accordingly.
e.g.dribbling in basketball
Describe and give an example of a closed skill.
A closed skill isn’t affected by the environment.
e.g. a penalty in football
Describe and give an example of a self-paced skill.
In a self-paced skill, the performer controls the rate at which the skill is executed.
e.g. throwing a javelin
Describe and give an example of a externally paced skill.
In an externally paced skill, the environment / opposition control the rate of performing the skill.
e.g. receiving a serve in tennis
Describe and give an example of a gross skill.
Gross skills involve large muscle movements that aren’t very precise.
e.g. shot putt
Describe and give an example of a fine skill.
Fine skills involve intricate movements using small muscle groups, they are precise and generally involve high degree of hand eye coordination.
e.g. snooker shot
Describe and give an example of a discrete skill.
Discrete skills have a clear beginning and a clear end. It’s a single specific skill.
e.g. shooting in netball
Describe and give an example of a serial skill.
Serial skills are made up of several discrete skills that are put together in a sequence.
e.g. triple jump
Describe and give an example of a continuous skill.
A continuous skill has no obvious beginning or end, the end of one cycle of movement is the beginning of the next.
e.g. cycling
Describe and give an example of a high organisation skill
A high organisation skill is difficult to separate into subroutines.
E.g. a somersault in trampolining
Describe and give an example of a low organisation skill
A low organisation skill is easily broken down into subroutines.
e.g. swivel hips in trampolining
