Skills
definition -A voluntary goal-directed activity that we learn through practice or experience that requires movement of the body or a description of the quality of performance
A task you perform
goal directed
voluntary
learnt
require body movement
quality of performance
maximum certainty of goal achievement
minimum time
minimum energy expenditure
functional skills
Producing a movement pattern or solution to accomplish a specific task goal
adapting and matching movement to the performance context
contextual use of movement in a game to produce a desired outcome
skilled performers in open skill games are not rigid or locked into specific movement patterns
able to flexibly organize movement to match the performance context
style - what the movement pattern looks like
technique - movement pattern used to successfully perform an action or outcome
depend on abilities
inherited traits
stable and enduring
influence performance of skills
fundamental motor skill
skills learnt when we are young that provide basis of development of specialized motor skills
stability skills -control of body (balance)
locomotor skills -move an induvial through space
manipulative skills - control of an object
specialized motor skill
advanced version of fundamental motor skills
that we apply to a specific sport
tactical skills
decisions and actions in a game or sport made in response to an opponent to gain an advantage
strategic skills
understanding ways of playing the game or sport that involve a plan of action
organisation of the skill
discrete
clear beginning and end
one distinct movement
typically short in duration
serial
several discrete actions
linked together
specific order
continuous
arbitrary beginning and end
repetitive movements
typically longer in duration
developed with practice
modified with practice
cognitive skills
skills where understanding, knowing, and thinking are the main determinates of successful performance
perceptual skills
skills where detecting, discriminating and interpreting sensory information is imperative for successful performance
perceptual-cognitive skills
skills used to perceive and understand environmental information
decision-making skills
skill of quickly and accurately selecting the correct option from a variety of alternatives
anticipatory skill
the capacity of a player to prepare or begin a response in advance of an opponents action that occurs due to perceptual-cognitive processes
stability of environment
open
stable predictable environment
self paced
typically a stereotyped movement
closed
variable and unpredictable environment
externally paced
movement adapted to environment