Skill In Sport

1) Learned- through practice, repetition and feedback 2) Has an end result- skill is goal oriented. Important for the performer to be aware of the goal. 3) Skill results in economic and efficient movement- meet performance goals with minimal outlay of energy 4) skilled performers achieve their goals consistently

Consistent production of goal oriented movements which are learned and specific to the task.

Motor skills, cognitive skills, perceptual skills, perceptual motor skills

Skills that emphasize movement but do not require much thinking (weightlifting)

Ability to solve problems by thinking. (Playing chess)

Perception is the process by which we sense things and interpret them. Take info from our environment and making decisions. (Deciding what type of shot to hit in golf)

Reading environmental stimuli and the motor reaction that follows.

Have a clear start and finish and are usually brief, though well defined. (Golf swing, forward roll)

Linking together skills to form larger, more complex movements. (Triple jump)

Where the end of one cycle of movement is the beginning of the next. Repetitive, rhythmical, long duration. (Swimming, running, cycling)

Are significantly affected by environmental conditions, which dictate the pace. (Soccer, hockey)

Are performed in a more stable and predictable environment, can be paced by the performer. Patterns of movement. (Golf)

Involve large muscle groups such as arms and legs. (Walking, jumping, running)

Involve much smaller muscle groups and fine movements. Intricate, precise, hand eye coordination (playing piano, catching a ball)

Individual are performed alone, Coactive are performed with but not directly confronting others, and interactive are performing while directly involved with others.

Ability refers to a general trait or capacity of the individual that is related to the performance potential of a variety of skills or tasks.

A mainly stable trait, genetically determined, developed through maturation, modified by experience.

Abilities that allow individual performers to make take in and process info and decide how and when to move. Almost all sports skills will be a combination of perceptor and motor ability.

Those relating to the actual movements (strength, speed of limb movement, etc)

“Way of doing”. In the performance of a specific sports skill it is defined as the way in which a sports skill is performed.

Skill = ability + technique

Skilled perform with accuracy more consistently than novices can. Also have more control and can perform the task more efficiently. The skill is learned already by the skilled, whereas the novice is still learning. More fluency.

The system by which we take info from our surrounding environment, use it to make a decision and then produce a response: Input-decision-making-output

Provide information from outside the body, from external environments. Include vision, hearing, touch, taste and smell.