Skill Acquisition - Guidance

Question 1

Identify the different types of guidance

Answer 1

Visual
Verbal
Manual
Mechanical

Question 2

Describe and give an example of visual guidance

Answer 2

Visual guidance is where you can see a skill being performed

e.g. a coach demonstrates a tennis serve

Question 3

Describe and give an example of verbal guidance

Answer 3

Verbal guidance is when a coach tells a performer step by step how to do a skill, or gives them advice on how to improve

e.g. a football coach tells the player to hit the ball with a different part of their foot when taking a free kick

Question 4

Describe and give an example of manual guidance

Answer 4

Manual guidance is where a coach physically supports a performer through a skill
e.g. moving your arm to help with a forehand shot in tennis

Question 5

Describe and give an example of mechanical guidance

Answer 5

The use of equipment to support a performer doing a skill
e.g. floats in swimming

Question 6

Explain the advantages of visual guidance

Answer 6

• Visual guidance can be good for beginners because they can easily visualise the correct movement skill
• Its quick and effective

Question 7

Explain the disadvantages of verbal guidance

Answer 7

• Verbal guidance can be given immediately and quickly, its good for fine tuning skills and developing movements

Question 8

Explain the advantages of manual and mechanical guidance

Answer 8

• Reduces fear in dangerous situations
• Makes it safer for the performer
• Increase confidence
• Gather some sort of kinaesthetic feel of the movement

Question 9

Explain the disadvantages of manual and mechanical guidance

Answer 9

• Unrealistic feeling of the movement.
• Performer can become overly reliant on support
• Can be dangerous if manual guidance is weak or inappropriate, or the mechanical guidance manfluctions