When mastered they are consistently done in a way that looks easy
Skills can be mental or physical
Examples: Shooting in netball / passing in hockey
Ability
inherited
Also knows as traits
Remain fairly stable throughout your life
Balance, agility, coordination are examples
Abilities can help performers learn skills
Skills can be classified into certain groups and sit along a continuum.
Basic to complex skills
Open to closed skills
Self-paced to externally paced skills
Gross to fine skills
Basic skills
Few decisions
Foundation of more complex skills
Taught as a beginner
Learned quickly
Examples include walking and jumping
Complex skills
high level of decision making
take time to master
more sport specfic
e.g. bowling in cricket, roundoff in gymnastics
Open skills
Unstable environment
affected by external aspects e.g. people, terrain, weather
the way you perform the skill may need to be adapted to the environment
externally paced
e.g. A pass in football depends on the position of the opposition players, the performer's position on the pitch, the weather conditions and the terrain.
Closed skills
stable environment
not affected by external environment
done the same way everytime
self-paced
e.g. a somersault in gymnastics
Self-paced skills
start of movement is controlled by the performer
e.g. javelin throw, long jump, marathon run pace
Externally paced skills
The start of the skill is controlled by external factors
