A learned action/learned behaviour with the intention of bringing about predetermined results, with maximum certainty and minimum outlay of time and energy.
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Ability
Inherited, stable traits that determine an individual’s potential to learn or acquire a skill.
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Basic Skills
Something that has few decisions and tends to be taught to a beginner.
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Complex Skills
Something that has lots of decisions and takes time to master.
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Open Skills
A skill which is performed in a certain way to deal with a changing or unstable environment, eg to outwit an opponent.
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Closed Skills
A skill which is not affected by the environment or performers within it. The skill tends to be done the same way each time.
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Self-Paced Skills
The skill is started when the performer decides to start it. The speed, rate or pace of the skill is controlled by the performer.
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Externally-Paced Skills
The skill that is started because of an external factor. The speed, rate or pace of the skill is controlled by external factors, eg an opponent.
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Fine Skills
A skill that involves the use of small muscle groups and small muscle movements.
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Gross Skills
A skill where it involves the use of large muscle groups.
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Performance Goals
Focuses on the performers ability and is not a comparison to others. Set using data from what they have already achieved.
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Outcome Goals
Used to judge the end result. Can be used as comparisons to other competitors. The focus on the outcome is winning.
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Verbal Guidance
Commonly used with visual guidance. Involves another person giving feedback - positive/negative or constructive.
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Visual Guidance
A guidance that you can see, a demonstration of a technique.
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Manual Guidance
Physically moving the performer - helps the learning of the skill/technique when they have not been able to do it themselves.
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Mechanical Guidance
Using mechanical aids to assist the performer - helps the learning of the skill/technique when they may not have been able to do it themselves.
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Intrinsic feedback
Internal information that you give yourself before, during or after performance.
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Extrinsic Feedback
Information from others that a player receives before, during or after performance.
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Information Processing
Making decisions. Gathering data from the display (senses), prioritising the most important stimuli to make a suitable decision.
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Input
Information the performer sees, hears or feels. Performer selects the most important or relevant signal/cue/stimulus/information at that time.
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Decision making
Performer selects the appropriate response i.e. skill/movement from their memory.
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Output
What the performer does. The senses (input) send the information to the brain, the decision is made (decision making), which sends the information to the muscles (output).
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Realistic
SMART targets - example - to be able to shoot twice in one game
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Measurable
SMART targets - example - To be able to shoot accurately each time.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Inherited, stable traits that determine an individual’s potential to learn or acquire a skill.
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Ability
Card 3
Front
Something that has few decisions and tends to be taught to a beginner.
Back
Card 4
Front
Something that has lots of decisions and takes time to master.
Back
Card 5
Front
A skill which is performed in a certain way to deal with a changing or unstable environment, eg to outwit an opponent.
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