Topic 5: Skills in sports Flashcards
Define the term skill
Skill is the consistent production of goal-oriented movements, which are learned and specific to the task
What are the different skill types?
Cognitive, Perceptual, motor and perceptual-motor skill
What is a cognitive skill?
Requires a lot of thinking. Knowledge of the game & decision making also required. The ability to solve problems and make correct decisions
What is perceptual skill?
Using your senses to assess a situation and help you make decisions.
Vision, hearing, touch etc.
What is a motor skill?
Emphasis on learned movement without much thinking required
What is a perceptual-motor skill
Involve:
Thinking
Interpretation of environmental stimuli
The motor response to this sensory info.
What are the 5 different approaches to classifying a motor skill?
Discrete–serial–continuous
Open–closed
Gross–fine
Interaction continuum (individual– coactive–interactive).
External–internal paced skills
What are discrete skills?
Have a clear start and finish. Usually brief and well defined. E.x Cricket shot
What are serial skills?
The linking together of skills to form a longer, more complex movement. E.x triple jump ( hop, skip, jump
What are continuous skills?
The end of the movement cycle is also the beginning of the next. The skill is usually repeated until a time or distance goal has been achieved. E.x swimming
What are closed skills?
Stable and predictable environment. E.x Tennis serve
What is an open skill?
Unstable and unpredictable environment. E.x a football throw
What are fine motor skills?
Movements involve small muscle groups and fine movements. E.x Darts
What are gross motor skills?
Movements involve large muscle groups or many muscle groups and gross movements. E.x kicking a football
What are individual skills?
Skills performed in isolation from others
What are coactive skills?
Skills performed with someone else but with no direct confrontation.
What are the interactive skills?
Skills performed alongside others and confrontation can be involved.
What are internally paced skills?
the performer controls the rate at which the skill is executed
What are externally paced skills?
the environment (which may include opponents) controls the rate
What are abilities?
Abilities are genetically predetermined characteristics
Abilities differ from skills as skills are learned whereas abilities are genetic characteristics.
Abilities use both perceptual motor skills and physical proficiency abilities