Topic 2.1- Classification of Skills Flashcards
What is the definition of a skill?
What are open skills?
What are closed skills?
What are basic (simple) skills?
What are complex skills?
The ability to do something well.
Where skills are performed in a constantly changing environment.
Where the skill takes place in a stable, predictable environment.
A skill that needs little concentration to execute.
Is technically difficult to complete so needs complete concentrations.
What is low organisation?
What is high organisation?
What are both of these things on?
What is massed practice?
What type of athletes is massed practice usually conducted by?
What is distributed practice?
What type of athletes use distributed practice?
Clear, simple phases. Can be broken down to practice each part separately.
A lot of complex phases. Can’t be split to practice separately.
A continuum.
Practicing until the skill is learned, without taking a break.
It is usually conducted by experienced athletes.
Practicing over several sessions or with rest breaks.
Tends to be used by athletes of lower ability.
What is variable practice?
What is fixed practice?
What type of athletes use fixed practice?
Practicing in a variety of different situations; environment, opposition and ground.
Practicing over and over again until perfect.
Often used when a skill is new to an athlete.
