Topic on a page - classification of skills Flashcards
what are the four continua of skills
open——closed
basic——complex
self-paced——externally paced
gross——fine
what is an open skill (long)
- open skills ARE affected by environment
- extreme open skills need to be constantly adapted by the performer as situations change around them
- conditions are unstable and unlikely to be the same each time a skill is performed
what is an open skill (def)
open skills ARE affected by environment
what do extreme open skills need
extreme open skills need to be constantly adapted by the performer as situations change around them
what are the conditions of an open skill like
conditions are unstable and unlikely to be the same each time a skill is performed
what is a closed skill
- closed skills are NOT affected by their surrounding environment
- extreme closed skills don’t need to be constantly adapted by the performer as situations around them are stable
- conditions are likely to be the same each time a skill is performed
what is a closed skill (def)
closed skills are NOT affected by their surrounding environment
what do extreme closed skills need
extreme closed skills don’t need to be constantly adapted by the performer as situations around them are stable
what are the conditions of a closed skill like
conditions are likely to be the same each time a skill is performed
what is an example of an open skill
- pass in football
- dribble in hockey
what is an example of a closed skill
- gymnastic vault
- penalty kick
what is a basic skill
- are simple to perform
- requires little thought
- don’t need much information to be processed
- requires little decision making
what are examples of a basic skill
- running
- swimming
what is a complex skill
- are difficult to perform
- requires thought and concentration
- require a lot of information to be processed
- requires a lot of decision making
what are examples of a complex skill
- rock climbing
- overhead kick in football
what is a self-paced skill
- the skill is started when the performer decides to
- the performer controls the speed, rate and pace of the skill
what are examples of self-paced skills
- tennis serve
- weight lifting
what is an externally paced skill
- the skill is started by an external factor
- external factors such as an opponent control the speed, rate or pace of the skill
what are examples of externally paced skills
- penalty save
- tennis return
what is a gross skill
- skills are big, strong, powerful movements
- they involve large muscle groups to perform
what are examples of gross skills
- rugby tackle
- shot-put
what is a fine skill
- skills are small and precise movements, showing high levels of accuracy and coordination
- they involve small muscle groups
what are examples of fine skills
- archery
- golf putting
