P.E - Skill Acquisition Questions &
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Open Skill - ANSWEROne that is affected by the environment / other players the
weather and situation - e.g., recieving a pass in football
Closed Situation - ANSWEROne that is not affected by the environment or other people,
or weather - e.g., a serve in tennis
motor skill - ANSWERan action or task that has a goal and that requires voluntary body
and or limb movement to achieve the goal and is learned rather than being innate
simple skill - ANSWERstraightforward skill with hardly any decisions
e.g handstand
complex skill - ANSWERless straightforward with more decisions
e.g. lay up in basketball
self paced skill - ANSWERperformer controls the rate at which the skill is executed
e.g. serve in tennis
externally paced skill - ANSWERwhere the environment or opponent may control the
pace of skill / play
e.g., receiving a serve in tennis
gross skill - ANSWERusing a large muscle group
e.g. leg muscles while running
fine skill - ANSWERusing a small muscle group
e.g a darts throw
discrete skill - ANSWERhave a clear beginning and end
e.g forward roll
serial skill - ANSWERseveral discrete elements which are put together
e.g triple jump
continuous skill - ANSWERno obvious beginning or ending
e.g cycling
high organisation skill - ANSWERcannot be split into sub-sections
e.g front flip
, low organisation skill - ANSWERcan be split into sub sections
e.g triple jump
task analysis - ANSWERthis involves the teacher of skills understanding what needs to
be taught in a detailed way so that a plan of what needs to be taught when and where
can be formulated
practice and open / closed skill - ANSWERthe learning of a closed skill is more effective
if they are practiced repetitively so that skills become automatic
when coaching open skills a variety of situations should be experienced so that the
performer can create a number of different strategies to cope
Practiced and discrete / serial / continuous skill - ANSWERdiscrete skills are taught
better as a whole rather than splitting them up
serial skills are taught better when you break them up
continuous skills are more effective practiced as a whole so that the kinaesthetic sense
of the movement can be retained
The structure of practice to learn and develop movement skills - ANSWERcoach must
create best possible practice conditions
could include rests or splitting up skills
conditions of practice can be manipulated by coach
part method - ANSWERused with low organised skills that are split into sub sections
can be useful for complex skills
benefit - helps to gain confidence / improve technique / useful for dangerous skill
disadvantage - can ruin kinasthetic of skill
whole method - ANSWERwithout breaking it into sub sections / high organisation
good for simple skills
benefit - helps feel kinasthetic / appreciate relationship between skill
disadvantage - can be hard for complex skills
progressive part - ANSWERoften referred to as chaining
learning one link at a time and putting it together
then practice links as a whole
often helpful with complex skills
fixed practice - ANSWERinvolves a stable and predictable practice environment, with
practice conditions remaining unchanging or fixed
e.g a badminton player might repeatedly practice the short flick serve into the
opponents service box
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Open Skill - ANSWEROne that is affected by the environment / other players the
weather and situation - e.g., recieving a pass in football
Closed Situation - ANSWEROne that is not affected by the environment or other people,
or weather - e.g., a serve in tennis
motor skill - ANSWERan action or task that has a goal and that requires voluntary body
and or limb movement to achieve the goal and is learned rather than being innate
simple skill - ANSWERstraightforward skill with hardly any decisions
e.g handstand
complex skill - ANSWERless straightforward with more decisions
e.g. lay up in basketball
self paced skill - ANSWERperformer controls the rate at which the skill is executed
e.g. serve in tennis
externally paced skill - ANSWERwhere the environment or opponent may control the
pace of skill / play
e.g., receiving a serve in tennis
gross skill - ANSWERusing a large muscle group
e.g. leg muscles while running
fine skill - ANSWERusing a small muscle group
e.g a darts throw
discrete skill - ANSWERhave a clear beginning and end
e.g forward roll
serial skill - ANSWERseveral discrete elements which are put together
e.g triple jump
continuous skill - ANSWERno obvious beginning or ending
e.g cycling
high organisation skill - ANSWERcannot be split into sub-sections
e.g front flip
, low organisation skill - ANSWERcan be split into sub sections
e.g triple jump
task analysis - ANSWERthis involves the teacher of skills understanding what needs to
be taught in a detailed way so that a plan of what needs to be taught when and where
can be formulated
practice and open / closed skill - ANSWERthe learning of a closed skill is more effective
if they are practiced repetitively so that skills become automatic
when coaching open skills a variety of situations should be experienced so that the
performer can create a number of different strategies to cope
Practiced and discrete / serial / continuous skill - ANSWERdiscrete skills are taught
better as a whole rather than splitting them up
serial skills are taught better when you break them up
continuous skills are more effective practiced as a whole so that the kinaesthetic sense
of the movement can be retained
The structure of practice to learn and develop movement skills - ANSWERcoach must
create best possible practice conditions
could include rests or splitting up skills
conditions of practice can be manipulated by coach
part method - ANSWERused with low organised skills that are split into sub sections
can be useful for complex skills
benefit - helps to gain confidence / improve technique / useful for dangerous skill
disadvantage - can ruin kinasthetic of skill
whole method - ANSWERwithout breaking it into sub sections / high organisation
good for simple skills
benefit - helps feel kinasthetic / appreciate relationship between skill
disadvantage - can be hard for complex skills
progressive part - ANSWERoften referred to as chaining
learning one link at a time and putting it together
then practice links as a whole
often helpful with complex skills
fixed practice - ANSWERinvolves a stable and predictable practice environment, with
practice conditions remaining unchanging or fixed
e.g a badminton player might repeatedly practice the short flick serve into the
opponents service box
