Skill continuua

Question 1

define skill

Answer 1

the learned ability to bring about predetermined results with the minimum outlay of time, energy or both

Question 2

what brings about a skilled performance

Answer 2

A- aesthetically pleasing
C- consistent
E- effiecient
F-fluent
A- accurate
C- controlled
E- economical

Question 3

describe the open and closed skills

Answer 3

open - one that is affected by the sporting environment. the performer has to make decisions in response to their surroundings
closed - involves less decision making because it has a predictable enviroment. the performer can take their time to execute the skill

Question 4

describe fine and gross skills

Answer 4

fine - has small, delicate movements
gross - uses large muscle group movements

Question 5

describe self and externally paced skills

Answer 5

self-paced - is at the control of the performer. the rate of execution is decided before execution
externally-paced - is controlled by factors out of control of the performer, who may have to react to external conditions i.e games activities

Question 6

describe the continuity skills

Answer 6

discrete - has a short time span and a clear beginning and end
serial - has several discrete elements which are put together
continuous - has no clear beginning or end

Question 7

describe the organisation skills

Answer 7

low organisation - can be broken down into parts, or subroutines
high organisation - is hard to break down since its fast in its execution

Question 8

describe the complexity continuum

Answer 8

complex skill - high level of decision making and has a large cognitive or thinking element to it
simple - have a limited amount of information to process. the skill has a smaller cognitive element