Skill In Sport

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What are the types of skill

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Cognitive, perceptual skill , motor, perceptual motor

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What is skill

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Consistent production of a goal oriented movements which are learned and specific to a task

An athletes ability to choose the right technique of the right time with maximum certainty and minimum energy

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Cognitive skill

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Involves thought processes

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Perceptual skill

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What involves interpretation of information

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Motor skill

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Involves movement

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Perceptual motor

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Movement related skills essential to development ex hand eye coordination

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Gross skills

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Involve large muscle movements which are not very precise

Ex running and jumping

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Fine skill

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Involve intricate precise movement and small muscle groups

Hand eye coordination

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Definition of open and closed continuum

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Concerned with the effects of the environment on skills

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Open skills

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The environment is constantly changing so movements have to be continually adapted and the skills are externally paced

Soccer , hockey

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Closed skills

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These skills take place in stable predictable environment and the player knows what to do and when. The skill is self paced.

Free throw or tennis serve

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External and internal paced continuum

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Skills concerning the timing of the movement

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Externally paced skills

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Environment controls the rate of performing the skill

Involve reaction and are open skills

Football pass

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Internally paced skills

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Performer controls the rate at which the skill is executed

Closed skill

Discus javelin

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Discrete serial continuous continuum

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Skills concerned with how well defined the beginning and the end of the skill is

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Discrete

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Brief well defined action clear beginning and end

Penalty flick

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Serial skill

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Group of discrete skills strong together to make complex movement

Triple jump

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Continuous skill

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No obvious beginning and end and are repeated

Biking and swimming

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Interaction continuum

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Number and interaction of individuals in a skill

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Individual skill

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Performed in isolation

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Co active skill

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Performed at the same time as others but without direct confrontation

Swimming

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Interactive skill

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Performed while others are directly involved

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Three factors ability

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Perceptual
Motor
Psychometer

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Interaction continuum

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Number and interaction of individuals in a skill

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Individual skill

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Performed in isolation

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Ability

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Capacity of the individual s potential to perform a variety of skills

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Three factors ability

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Perceptual Motor Psychometer

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Fleishman

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Psychologist that suggested two types of ability physical proficiency and pscychometer

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Physical proficiency

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Usually involves movement and related to physical fitness

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Psychometer

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Involves processing of information, making decisions and putting them into action

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Hicks law

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Reaction time will increase logarithmically as the number of stimulus response increases

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Factors affecting response time

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Gender | Age

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Gender

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Males have greater reaction time except they determinate slower than females

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Age

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Reaction time gets quicker to an optimum age then deteriorates

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Selective attention

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Ability to focus on relevant aspects of task or stimulus while ignoring distractions from irrelevant to ensure not information overload

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Factors affecting signal detection

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Background noise, intensity of stimulus, early signal detection

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Signal detection process

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D. Detect stimulus C. Compare it with a previous experience R. Recognize and react to the stimulus