Skill Learning Principles and practice Flashcards
Closed Skill
Performer has the greatest control over their environment
Open Skill
Performer has little or no control of the environment
Define Skill
The ability to do something well
Reaction Time
The delay between a stimulus and the initiation of movement
Response Time
Reaction time + Movement time
Authoritarian Coach
Demands discipline and makes decisions without any input of athletes. Often punish poor performance and makes winning the highest importance.
Democratic Coach Characteristics
- Range of specialist coaches
- Leadership group to make decisions
- Looks after overall program e.g. Arsene Wenger
Casual Coach characteristics
- Allow players to make decisions
- Little direction
Distributed Practice
Involves shorter but more frequent training sessions with more rest periods
Sedentary Behaviour
Any time a person is sitting or lying down, they are engaging in sedentary behaviour.
Vigorous Activity
An activity exceeding a brisk walk pace such as jogging
- 6+ METs
Obesity
- Over 30 BMI
Knowledge of performance
Concerns characteristics of performing the task rather than the outcome.
Knowledge of Results
Specific feedback on the outcome of the task.
- Beneficial for learning new tasks
Cognitive stage characteristics
- Find out what needs to be done
- Many errors
- Require more feedback
- Improvement is quick
