Skill Classification

Question 1

How is environmental influence measured

Answer 1

Closed-open

Question 2

How is difficulty measured

Answer 2

Basic-complex

Question 3

How is the organisation level measured?

Answer 3

Low-high

Question 4

Open skills

Answer 4

Open skills are affected by the surrounding environment.

Extreme open skills need to be constantly adapted by the performer to meet the requirements of the activity as situations change around them.

This means it can be affected in several ways. Open skills and conditions are unstable and unlikely to be the same each time the skill is performed.

Examples are a pass in hockey, dribbling in football and a rugby tackle.

Question 5

Closed skills

Answer 5

These skills aren’t affected by the surrounding environment or the performers within it.

Closed skills that are right at the end of the scale don’t need to be adapted, because situations around the performer are stable.

Examples are a penalty in football, a gymnastics vault and a tennis serve.

Closed skills can be pre-planned and opponents don’t direct the skill, reducing any sudden changes and the conditions are likely to be the same every time.

Question 6

Basic skills

Answer 6

These skills are simple, require little thought and don’t need much information to be processed. They also require little decision making.

Examples of very basic skills are:
Running 
Cycling
Swimming
A chest pass

Question 7

Complex skills

Answer 7

Complex skills are difficult, Require thought and concentration, require a lot of information to be processed and they require a lot of decision making.

Examples of complex skills are:
Dribbling past defenders
Rock climbing
Passing the baton in relay races
A lay up in basketball