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Skill Classification Flashcards

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1
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What are the 6 skill continua?

A

Difficulty Continuum
Environmental Continuum
Pacing Continuum
Continuity Continuum
Organisation Continuum
Muscular Involvement Continuum

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What are the types of skills in the Difficulty Continuum?

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Simple Skill
Complex Skill

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What are the types of skills in the Environmental Continuum?

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Open Skill
Closed Skill

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What are the types of skills in the Pacing Continuum?

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Self-Paced Skill
Externally Paced Skill

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What are the types of skills in the Continuity Continuum?

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Discrete Skill
Serial Skill
Continuous Skill

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What are the types of skills in the Organisation Continuum?

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High Organisation Skill
Low Organisation Skill

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What are the types of skills in the Muscular Involvement Continuum?

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Gross Skill
Fine Skill

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Describe the Difficulty Continuum.

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Skills can be simple or complex depending on how difficult they are to perform.

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Describe the Environmental Continuum.

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Skills can be open or closed depending on how the environment changes each time the skill is executed.

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Describe the Pacing Continuum.

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Skills can be self-paced or externally paced depending on how the skill’s pace and timing are affected by the surroundings, and whether it is under the athlete’s control or is in response to external factors.

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Describe the Continuity Continuum.

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Skills can be discrete, serial or continuous depending on how the stages of a skill link together.

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Describe the Organisation Continuum.

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Skills can be low or highly organised depending on the amount of coordination needed between the different subroutines of a skill.

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Describe the Muscular Involvement Continuum.

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Skills can be gross or fine depending on what muscles are required and how much movement is needed.

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What are the characteristics of a Simple Skill?

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Limited decision making
Few subroutines
Easy to learn
Low danger risk
Low physical demand

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What are the characteristics of a Complex Skill?

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Lots of decision making
Many subroutines linked together
Difficult to learn
Higher danger risk
High physical demand
Good coordination needed

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What are the characteristics of an Open Skill?

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Constantly changing environment
Movements must be altered
Usually externally paced
Includes perceptual skills
Lots of decision making

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What are the characteristics of a Closed Skill?

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Constantly changing environments
Movements are consistent
Usually self-paced
Minimal decision making

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What are the characteristics of a Self-Paced Skill?

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Timing is within the athlete’s control
Pace of the skill is within athlete’s control
Usually a closed skill

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What are the characteristics of an Externally Paced Skill?

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Timing is NOT within the athlete’s control
Pace of the skill is NOT within the athlete’s control
Reliant upon external factors
Usually an open skill

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What are the characteristics of a Gross Skill?

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Requires large muscle groups
Requires lots of power and energy
Accuracy and precision are less important

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What are the characteristics of a Fine Skill?

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Requires smaller muscle groups
Requires minimal amounts of power and energy
Requires accuracy, precision and intricate movements
Requires good hand-eye coordination

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What are the characteristics of a Discrete Skill?

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Clear beginning and end
Quick, short-duration action
Single stage skill

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What are the characteristics of a Serial Skill?

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Multiple discrete skills together
Specific sequence of events
Forms a complex sequence of movements

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What are the characteristics of a Continuous Skill?

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No clear beginning or end
Repeated cycle of movement
The skill can stop at any given time

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What are the characteristics of a Low Organisation Skill?

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Can be divided into separate subroutines
Practised in the separate subroutines and then combined together to from a complete skill

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What are the characteristics of a High Organisation Skill?

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Cannot be divided into separate subroutines
Practised as a whole complete skill

27
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What are 2 examples of a Simple Skill?

A

Running
Sprinting

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What are 2 examples of a Complex Skill?

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Somersaults
Tennis Serves

29
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What are 3 examples of an Open Skill?

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Receiving a pass in football/hockey/rugby

30
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What 2 examples of a Closed Skill?

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High diving
Free-throw in basketball

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What 2 examples of a Self-Paced Skill?

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Javelin throw
Gymnastics vaulting

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What are 2 examples of an Externally Paced Skill?

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Return shot in tennis/badminton

33
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What are 2 examples of a Gross Skill?

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Tackle in rugby
Shot put

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What 2 examples of a Fine Skill?

A

Snooker shot
Throwing a dart

35
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What are 2 examples of a Discrete Skill?

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Simple dive
Golf swing

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What is an example of a Serial Skill?

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Triple Jump = Hop-Skip-Jump

37
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What 3 examples of a Continuous Skill?

A

Running
Cycling
Swimming

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What are 2 examples of a Low Organisation Skill?

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Gymnastics routine
Long jump

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What are 2 examples of a High Organisation Skill?

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Cycling
Golf swing

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