skill classification Flashcards
What is (CEMPOD)?
(Continuity, Environment, Muscular involvement, Pacing, Organisation, Difficulty)
what is the definition of skill?
“Skill is an organised, co-ordinated activity in relation to an object or situation which involves a whole chain of sensory, central and motor mechanisms.”
what is a motor programme?
where is it stored?
A series of subroutines organized into the correct sequence to perform a movement.
Stored in the long term memory, retrieved when we need to perform the skill.
what is a sub routine?
Sub-routines - the fixed or individuals parts that make up a skill.
what is continuity? explain each one
Discrete - Skill has a definite beginning and end
Usually brief in nature –
a single skill
If a skill is repeated, have to start from the beginning
Serial - A number of discrete skills put together to make a sequence or series
The order in which the distinct elements is important
Each movement is both a stimulus and a response
Continuous - No clear beginning or end of skill
Activity continues for unspecified time
Usually performed for a longer period of time
what is environment? explain each one
Open - The environment is changing & others affect the skill. Much information to process Often externally paced Skills will require variations Movements will require adjustments Closed - Not affected by the environment Stable and predictable Internally / Self-Paced
What is muscular? explain each one
Gross - Involve large muscle movements Involves large muscle groups Major body movement skills Fine - Involve small muscle movements Involve small muscle groups Small bodily movements
What is pacing? explain each one
Externally Pace - Performance of the action is determined by external sources
Involves the performer in reaction
More open skill (e.g. white water canoeing)
Self-Paced - A performer decides when to perform or start the skill
Performer decided the rate at which the skill is performed
More closed skills e.g. shot put
what is organisation? explain each one
Low - Sub-routines can be easily identified from overall movement
Sub-routines can be practised in isolation from overall movement
High - Skill cannot be split into sub-routines
Sub-routines have to be practised as part of whole movement
what is difficulty? explain each one
Simple - Little information or stimuli to process.
Few decisions
Time to use feedback.
Few sub-routines
Complex - Large amounts of information to process
Affected by the environment
Less time to use feedback
Many sub-routines to perform in correct order at correct time
