Sport Physcology Flashcards
What’s a closed skill?
A skill where the environment is stable (e.g. penalty)
What’s open skill?
A skill where the environment isn’t stable (e.g. making a rugby tackle)
What’s a simple skill?
A skill that’s easy for an athlete and doesn’t require much concentration
What’s a complex skill?
A skill that is difficult for an athlete and requires their full concentration
What’s a low organisation skill?
A skill that doesnt need the athletes full concentration
What’s a high organisation skill?
A skill that has lots of sections that are hard to separate (E,G. backflips)
What’s massed practice?
A practice where the skill is practised until its been fully learned
What’s a disturbed practice ?
Practice where the skill is practiced over several sessions or including rests (for less experienced athletes)
What’s a fixed practice?
Practice where the skill is practiced over and over until perfection
What’s a variable practice?
A practice where the skill is done in a different variety of different situations
What’s visual guidance?
When you are shown how to do a skill
What’s verbal guidance?
When you are told how to a skill
What’s manual guidance?
Guidance where the coach physically moves the athlete in order to the correct movement
what’s mechanical guidance?
Guidance where a machine is used to correct the athletes movement
What’s intrinsic feedback?
Feedback given by the athlete to themselves
