skills

basic skill                                                

• learned fairly quickly     
• taught to beginners     
• eg. walking /  jumping             

complex skill

• complex decisions 
• not taught to beginners
• eg. high jump 

open skill 

• unstable environment 
• externally paced
• affected by others around you 
• could be differently due to environment
• eg. football kick

closed skill

• stable environment 
• self paced
• not affected by others
• will not be different everytime it is completed 
• eg. somersault/javelin throw

self paced 

• start of movement controlled by performer 
• speed, pace or rate controlled by you 
• eg. long jump/ long distance running

externally paced 

• start of the movement is controlled by external factors 
• speed, pace or rate controlled by external factors 
• eg. marking 

gross skill 

• big movement
• large muscle groups 
• tend not to rely on precision and accuracy
• eg. kicking a ball, throwing a javelin

fine skill 

• small precise movement 
• small muscle group
• tend to rely on accuracy and precision
• eg. archery, snooker, tennis back shot

skill- learned action/behaviour with the intention of having results

ability- inherited from parents, abilitie are stable traits that help you learn skills 

Performance goal

• setting yourself goals not against others but comparing yourself to yourself 
• about performance 
• better for beginners as outcome goals may make them feel demotivated as it compares them to others
• elite athletes would use them to help them improve
• eg. 3 good throws, better start in 100m, better stride pattern in hurdles

Outcome goal

• about winning something, judge of the end result
• comparing yourself to another player
• standard may not be important 
• good for elite athletes 
• eg. winning a medal but not playing so well, winning a competition but not getting a PB

why do we set goals?

• maintain a reason to be motivated both physically and mentally
• to have a target for the performer 

 SMART  

Specific- needs to be specific to the sport 

Measurable - must be able to measure the goal

Acceptable- must be accepted by the coach/performer

Realistic- must be achievable                                                        

Time bound -a period of time must be agreed