UNIT 3 AOS 1 - Skill Acquisition

Question 1

What are discrete skills?

Answer 1

Have a distinct beginning and endpoint.

Eg. Kicking/throwing a ball

Question 2

What are serial skills?

Answer 2

Is a combination of discrete skills in succession.

Eg. A gymnastics tumbling routine, or triple jump

Question 3

What are continuous skills?

Answer 3

Have no distinct beginning or endpoint.

Eg. Swimming, or rowing.

Question 4

What are fine skills?

Answer 4

Refers to skills that involve small muscles or muscle groups where accuracy and precision are required.
Eg. Bouncing a ball, throwing a dart.

Question 5

What are gross skills?

Answer 5

Refers to skills that involve large muscle groups or whole-body movements.
Eg. Swimming, running

Question 6

What are closed motor skills?

Answer 6

This is where the performer has the greatest control over the person’s environment - this refers to external factors such as weather, playing surface and opposition.

Question 7

What are open motor skills?

Answer 7

Is where the performer is in a less predictable environment. The conditions are constantly changing and the performer has limited (if any) control over their environment.

Question 8

What are individual constraints?

Answer 8

Are located inside the body and include:
Age
Gender 
Physical characteristics 
Physical fitness
Skill

Question 9

What are task constraints?

Answer 9

They are constraints located outside the body. These include:
Dimensions of the playing area
Number of players
Aim or goal of the game
Rules of the game

Question 10

What are Environmental constraints?

Answer 10

They are constraints from outside the body and from the world around us.

Question 11

What are Physical Constraints?

Answer 11

Location
Playing surface
Gravity
Weather
Noise levels

Question 12

What are Sociocultural Constraints?

Answer 12

Culture
Family support
Peers

Question 13

What are the 3 stages of learning?

Answer 13

Cognitive (beginning stage)
Associative (practice stage)
Autonomous (automatic or advanced)

Question 14

What is the cognitive stage?

Answer 14

Trying to understand the rules/requirements of the task, as well as the equipment and how it is used.

Question 15

What is the associate stage?

Answer 15

The technique is refined and performance is gradually improved and becomes more consistent.

Question 16

What is the autonomous stage?

Answer 16

Performance is smooth, accurate and consistent. Attention or focus can be given to other factors such as tactics and opponents.

Question 17

What is the Qualitative Movement Analysis?

Answer 17

“the systematic observation and judgement of the quality of human movement for the purpose of providing appropriate intervention to improve performance.”

Question 18

What is the Preparation stage?

Answer 18

The coach needs knowledge of the:
Game/sport 
Movement being analysed
The goal of the movement
Key features of the movement
Performer(s) being analysed
Relevant observation strategies

Question 19

What is the Observation stage?

Answer 19

Systematic gathering of subjective information about the performance using live or recorded footage.
Observe:
From appropriate distances/angles
Separate subroutines
Timing
Balance and stability
Direction of forces
Movement of opposition
Flow of motion
Range of motion

Question 20

What is the Evaluation stage?

Answer 20

Identify strengths and weaknesses, as well as judge the quality of performance.
A – What is the problem?
B – What is causing the problem?
C – How can the problem be corrected?

Question 21

What is the Error Correction (Intervention) stage?

Answer 21

Providing feedback
Implementing methods of correction:
Methods of practice
Discussion/instruction
Video review
Written reports
Change in technique
Change in environment
Change in equipment
Change in psychology