Skill Aquisition Flashcards
What’s a skill?
Learnt ability to bring about pre-determined results with maximum certainty and the minimum outlay of time energy or both
What are some characteristics of a skilled performer?
Effortless
Aesthetically pleasing
Coordinated
Accurate
Technically correct
What’s ability?
Building blocks upon which skills are developed
Born with them
Open skills…
Unstable environment
Constantly adjusting
Decision making required
Closed skills…
Stable environment
Follows set technical model
Self paced skill…
Performer control beginning of movement and pace of it
Externally paced skill…
Performer initiates the start based on other performers actions and pace based upon other people
Gross skill…
Large muscle groups
Fine skills…
Small muscle groups
Simple skills…
Few decisions little info processing and basic skills
For example throwing a ball
Complex skills…
Lots of info processing and decision making
High organised skills…
Cannot be broke down into subroutines as easily
For example ballistic kick in football
Low organised skills…
Easily broken down into subroutines
For example triple jumpe
