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Skill characteristics and their impact on transfer and practice 2.1 Flashcards

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What is a skill

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A learned ability to bring about predetermined results with the minimum outlay of time and energy

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What does ACEFACE stand for

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Aesthetically pleasing
Consistent
Efficient
Fluent
Accurate
Controlled
Economical
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What does “ACEFACE” describe

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The characteristics of a skill

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When is an “open skill” performed

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When the sporting environment is unpredictable

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What is an example of an “open skill”

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A pitch sport, a pass in football

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What does the unpredictable environment refer to

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The changing in positions of your team mates and opponents

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When is a “closed skill” performed

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When the sporting environment is predictable

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What is an example of a “closed skill”

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A throwing sport or routine sports

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What does a predictable environment refer to

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Performer can repeat actions consistently and few decisions have to be made

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What is a “Gross skill”

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A skill that uses large muscle movements

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What is an example of a “Gross skill”

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A rugby tackle

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What muscles are used in a rugby tackle

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leg muscles shoulder muscles

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What is a “Fine skill”

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A skill that uses small muscle groups

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What is an example of a “Fine skill”

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returning a shot in table tennis

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What is a “self-paced skill”

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When a performer controls the start and the speed of the skill

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What is an example of a “self-paced skill”

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serving in a tennis match

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What is an “externally paced skill”

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The performer has no control over when to start the skill

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What is an example of an “externally paced skill”

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The sailor reacting to the speed of the wind and the flow of the current

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What is a “discrete skill”

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The skill has a clear beginning and end

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What is an example of a “discrete skill”

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A tennis serve

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What is a “continuous skill”

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There’s not clear beginning or end

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What is an example of a “continuous skill”

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Pedalling in cycling

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What is a “serial skill”

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A skill that contains several discrete skills in order to make a more integrated movement

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What is an example of a “serial skill”

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Gymnastics routine

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What is a “low organisation skill”

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A skill that is easily broken into parts

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What is an example of a “low organisation skill”

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Swimming stroke

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What is a high “organisation skill”

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A skill that isn’t easily broken into parts

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What is an example of a “high organisation skill”

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A volley in football

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What is a “simple skill”

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A skill that requires few decisions when being performed

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What is an example of a “simple skill”

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A forward roll in gymnastics

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What is a “complex skill”

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A skill that requires decision making using lots of info when performed

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What is an example of a “complex skill”

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Dribbling in hockey

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What is “positive transfer”

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When the learning of one skill helps learning of another

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What is an example of “positive transfer”

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Basketball pass - netball pass

overarm volley in volleyball - tennis serve

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What is “negative transfer”

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When the learning of one skill hinders the learning of another

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What is an example of “negative transfer”

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arm action of a tennis serve - wrist action of a badminton serve

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What is “zero transfer”

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When the learning of one skill has no impact on the learning of another

38
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What is an example of “zero transfer”

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Swimming arm action - foot placement in rock climbing

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What is “bilateral transfer”

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When the skill is passed across the body from limb to limb

40
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How can you encourage “positive transfer”

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Make the training more realistic,

41
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How can you make training more realistic for “positive transfer”

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Instead of using equipment use real people

42
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What is “whole practice”

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Practising the skill in its entirety

43
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What “practice” would the coach use when the skill is ballistic and discrete

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Whole practice

44
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What “practice” would the coach use when the skill is highly organised

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Whole practice

45
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What “practice” would the coach use when the skill is simple

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Whole practice

46
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What “practice” would the coach use when the performer is at the autonomous stage

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Whole practice

47
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What “practice” would the coach use when the kinaesthesis of the task is required

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Whole practice

48
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What is an example of a whole practice skill

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The swing of a golf club

49
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Name 3 advantages of using Whole practice

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  • creates specific images
  • more realistic than part practice
  • Makes the skill consistent
50
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Name 3 disadvantages of using whole practice

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  • Fatigue
  • Info overload
  • Task could be difficult to break down
51
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How is creating specific images an advantage of whole practice

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stored as a motor programme which is stored in the long term memory, useful when memory needs to be recalled

52
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If the skill is hard to break down what practice would you use

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Whole-part-whole

53
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What is whole-part-whole

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  • Assessing the skill
  • identifying the weakness to practice
  • putting the skill back together again
54
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What is an example of when to use whole-part-whole practice

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The arm action when smashing a volleyball

55
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What are the advantages of using whole-part-whole practice

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  • Motivation when you succeed
  • immediate feedback
  • Makes the skill fluent
56
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Disadvantages of whole-part-whole

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  • Negative transfer

- Time consuming

57
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How can a coach avoid negative transfer when using whole-part-whole

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Put the broken down skill back into the whole session as it’ll be fresh in mind

58
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What is progressive part practice

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practicing parts of the skill and adding parts gradually

59
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What practice would you use for a serial skill or a dangerous skill

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Progressive part practice

60
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What is an example of progressive part practice

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Any routine sport

61
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When would you use progressive part practice (skill type)

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  • Complex
  • serial
  • externally paced
  • low organised
62
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What are the advantages of progressive part practice

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  • Gives motivation
  • reduces danger, fatigue, demands
  • focus on weakness
63
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Disadvantages of progressive part practice

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  • Time consuming
  • first part is wrong everything is
  • negative transfer
64
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What is massed practice

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No rest intervals

65
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When would you use massed practice (skill type)

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  • Discrete
  • Simple
  • Closed
  • Highly organised
  • self-paced
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What are the advantages of Massed practice

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  • Forms motor programmes
  • Increases fitness
  • enhances over learning
  • Good for habitual responses
  • Efficient
67
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What are the disadvantages of massed practice

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No time for feedback
fatigue
too demanding

68
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What is an example of when to use massed practice

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Basketball player practicing a free throw

69
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What is distributed practice

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Rest intervals between sessions

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When would you use distributed practice (skill type)

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  • Continuous
  • Complex
  • Low organised
  • serial
  • externally paced
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What are the advantages of distributed practice

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  • Allows recovery
  • less mental pressure
  • allows mental rehearsal/feedback
  • reduces danger
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What are the disadvantages of distributed practice

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  • Time consuming

- negative transfer

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What is varied practice

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Changing the skills and drills/ type of practice

74
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When would you use varied practice (skill type)

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  • Complex
  • open
  • externally paced
75
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What are the advantages of varied practice

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  • Builds a schema
  • Gives motivation
  • Allows adaptation
76
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What are the disadvantages of varied practice

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  • Time consuming
  • possibility of negative transfer
  • fatigue
  • too demanding
77
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What is an example of distributed practice

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Swimmer practicing a stroke technique

78
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What is an example of varied practice

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Football pass

79
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What is mental practice

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Go over it in the mind without movement

80
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When would you use mental practice

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In the warm up before a game
serial
complex

81
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What are the advantages of mental practice

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  • Improves reaction time
  • builds motor programme
  • builds confidence
  • controls anxiety
82
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What are the disadvantages of mental practice

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Must be correct!

environment must be calm

83
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What is an example of mental practice

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Going over a routine before a competition

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