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