Transfer of Skills Flashcards
What are the fundamental motor skills?
Throwing
Catching
Running
Jumping
Kicking
Striking
What is positive transfer?
The learning or performance of one skill aids the learning or performance of another skill
What is negative transfer?
The learning or performance of one skill hinders the learning or performance of another skill
Give an example of positive transfer.
A tennis serve may help the learning of a volleyball strike
Give an example of negative transfer.
Learning to play badminton may hinder learning to play tennis
What is proactive transfer?
A learned skill affects the learning of a new skill
What is positive proactive transfer?
The performance of one skill aids the learning of another skill
What is negative proactive transfer?
The performance of one skill hinders the learning of another skill
What is retroactive transfer?
Learning a new skill affects the performance of another skill
What is positive retroactive transfer?
The learning of a new skill aids the performance of another skill
What is negative retroactive transfer?
The learning of one skill hinders the performance of another skill
How is transfer of skills achieved practically?
Start with basic motor skills
Progress to sport specific drills
Progress to elite skills in a realistic setting
Why is the transfer of skills so difficult?
There must be positive transfer or the skill cannot be learnt
How can a coach maximise positive transfer?
- Highlight similarities
- “Identical elements theory”
What is the “Identical Elements Theory”?
Performance and training environments being similar maximises positive transfer
