Classification of motor skills

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  • Created on: 25-05-14 12:13
What is perceptual load?
The amount of information the performer has to process
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What is a subroutine?
An individual part to a movement skill
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Muscular involvement refers to whether a skill is
gross or fine
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Characteristics of a fine skill are
small muscle groups, intricate and accurate movements, require hand eye coordination
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Characteristics of a gross skill are
large muscle movements, little precision
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Continuity refers to whether a skill is
discrete, serial or continuous
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Characteristics of a discrete skill are
there is a clear beginning and end, skill has to be started again to repeat
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The difference between a serial skill and a continuous skill is that
serial skills have discrete elements which are put together to make a sequence whereas a continuous skill has no beginning or end and must be repeated to be meaningful
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Characteristics of a simple skill are
there is little info to process, less speed, power and accuracy needed
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The term environmental influencer refers to
open or closed skills
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Why is jumping in high jump an example of a self paced skill?
The performer determines pace and rate and it is a closed skill
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