Sports studies chp 8 & 9 Flashcards

1
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Define ability

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The qualities and characteristics a person is born with that allow a person to learn or acquire a skill

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Define skill

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A learned and practised ability that brings about the result that you want to achieve with maximum certainty and efficiency

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3
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What are the 8 factors that affect the level of skill obtained

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  1. Age and maturity
  2. Arousal conditions
  3. Facilities
  4. Environment
  5. Culture
  6. Motivation
  7. Anxiety
  8. Teaching and coaching
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4
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What are the 6 main characteristics of a skilled performance

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  1. Accuracy
  2. Consistency
  3. Fluency
  4. Coordination
  5. Goal directed
  6. Aesthetically pleasing
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5
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What are gross skills

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How we move

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6
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What are cognitive skills

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How we think and make decisions

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7
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What are perceptual skills

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How we visualise and anticipate things

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8
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What are the different type of skills

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  1. Basic/complex
  2. Gross/fine
  3. Open/closed
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9
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What are basic skills

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simple skills such as throwing, catching and running

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10
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What are complex skills

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More difficult skills that require a higher level of coordination and concentration

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What are closed skills

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Skills that are not affected by the environment or the performers within it

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What are open skills

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Skills that are affected by the environment where the performer has to adjust to the situation

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13
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What are gross skills

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Movements that use large muscle groups to produce big and powerful movements

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14
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What are fine skills

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Precise movements that require high levels of accuracy and technique

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15
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What are the 4 stages of the information processing model

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Input -> Decision making -> Output -> Feedback

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16
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What is short-term memory

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system for storing a small amount of information for a brief period

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17
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What is long-term memory

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Memory store that can hold vast amounts of information for a long period

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18
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What is limited channel capacity

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the idea that our brains can only process a certain amount of information at once

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19
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What is single channel capacity

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When receiving many stimuli from the environment, the brain can only deal with one stimulus at a time

20
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What are the 3 stages of learning

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  1. Cognitive
  2. Associative
  3. Autonomous
21
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What is the cognitive stage

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The start of learning a skill

22
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What is the associative stage

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Still have many mistakes but less that cognitive stage

23
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What is the autonomous stage

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Mistakes are very rare

24
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What are the 4 types of feedback

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intrinsic, Extrinsic, Knowledge of performance, Knowledge of results

25
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What is intrinsic feedback

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Information that comes from within to do with emotions thoughts and muscles

26
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What is extrinsic feedback

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information that comes from an external source

27
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What is knowledge of results

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Knowing your score time and distance which allows you to judge how well u have done

28
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what is knowledge of performance

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Analysing your quality of movement of use of technique

29
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what are the 4 types of guidance

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visual, verbal, manual, and mechanical

30
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What is visual guidance

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What you see: Watching videos or seeing a demonstration

31
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What is verbal guidance

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What you are told: A coach may use words to explain things

32
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What is manual guidance

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What supports you: A coach can physically move you around to make your movements precise

33
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What is mechanical guidance

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What you feel: When you are receiving from equipment as you learn a skill

34
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What does each letter mean in the goal setting thing ‘SMARTER’

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S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Agreed
R- Realistic
T- Time-bound
E- Exciting
R- Recorded

35
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What does motivation mean

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The desire required to be successful. A force that makes you do something and decide how much effort to put in

36
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What is intrinsic motivation

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Motivation that comes from simply doing the activity rather than gaining external rewards

37
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What is extrinsic motivation

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Motivation forces that come outside the person and the activity such as prizes and trophies

38
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DEFINE AROUSAL(ON THE TEST)

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An increased level of mental excitement and alertness; the state of being excited, keen and mentally and physically ready to perform a task

39
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Effects of under-arousal

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  • Fine motor skills require low levels of arousal to perform well
  • Not focused or excited enough to perform at the required level
40
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Effects of over-arousal

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  • You feel anxious or stressed
  • You could be ‘psyched out’ by the opposition
  • You may make mistakes and under perform
41
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What are the 2 types of anxiety

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Cognitive and Somatic

42
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What is cognitive anxiety

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The mental symptoms that a performer feels such as fear and worry

43
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What is somatic anxiety

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The physical symptoms that a performer feels

44
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What are 4 responses when someone has anxiety

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  • Uncertainty
  • Pressure
  • Effect on self-esteem
  • Fear of harm
  • Frustration
45
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How is Anxiety caused. What are the symptoms

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  • Increased heart rate
  • Increased respiration
  • Muscles tense