Classification of skills

• What are the different sets of skills required in sports?

  Different sets depend on environment, complexity, and pace
• How are skills defined in the context of sports?

  Skills are learned abilities acquired through training
• What is a skilled performance in sports?

  Ability to perform effectively and efficiently
• What are the key characteristics of a skilled performance?

  Effectiveness, efficiency, and adaptability
• What does effectiveness in a skilled performance include?

  Accuracy, consistency, control, and confidence
• What does accuracy in a skilled performance refer to?

  Playing the shot to where you want it to go
• What does consistency in a skilled performance mean?

  You can repeat the shot over and over again
• What does control in a skilled performance indicate?

  The performer is in full control of the skill
• What does confidence in a skilled performance entail?

  Belief in one's ability to perform
• What does efficiency in a skilled performance refer to?

  Good technique that looks effortless
• What does fluency in a skilled performance mean?

  Actions are smooth and controlled
• What does aesthetic quality in a skilled performance indicate?

  The performance looks pleasing on the eye
• What does responsiveness in a skilled performance involve?

  Making correct decisions during performance
• What does adaptability in a skilled performance mean?

  The performer can change performance based on situation
• What are the characteristics of a skilled performance?

  • Effectiveness
  • Accurate
  • Consistent
  • Controlled
  • Confident
  • Efficiency
  • Good technique
  • Fluent
  • Aesthetic
  • Responsiveness
  • Decision making
  • Adaptive
• What is the role of training in acquiring skills?

  Training helps athletes acquire skills
• How can the environment affect skills?

  Skills can change based on environmental factors
• How do the characteristics of a skilled performance interrelate?

  They collectively define effective athletic performance
• What are the types of skill continua mentioned in the study material?

  • Environmental continuum
  • Complexity continuum
  • Pacing continuum
• How are skills categorized in physical education?

  Based on different continua
• How can one move along a continuum?

  By moving up or down the scale
• What is a continuum in the context of skills?

  A range or sliding scale between extremes
• What is an example of a continuum mentioned in the study material?

  A games continuum based on age
• What are the characteristics of a skilled performance?

  • Varies based on environment
  • Changes with complexity
  • Affected by pacing
• Pupils take part in a games continuum based on their age

  
• What is the environmental continuum in sports skills?

  Classification based on environmental influence
• What factors can affect sports skills according to the environmental continuum?

  External factors like terrain and weather
• What are examples of external factors affecting sports skills?

  Other people, terrain, weather, situation
• Why is perception important for performers in sports?

  It helps adapt skills to the environment
• What are the two characteristics of the environmental continuum?

  'Closed' and 'open' skills
• What defines closed skills in sports?

  Not affected by the environment, self-paced
• Give an example of a closed skill.

  Gymnast performing a floor routine
• What defines open skills in sports?

  Affected by the environment, externally paced
• Give an example of an open skill.

  Making a pass in Ultimate Frisbee
• What is fixed practice in skill development?

  Repeating the same movement over and over
• What type of skills is fixed practice best for?

  Closed skills
• What is varied practice in skill development?

  Repeating skills in various situations
• What type of skills is varied practice best for?

  Open skills
• How do most sports skills relate to the environmental continuum?

  • Most skills range between closed and open
  • They are not strictly one or the other
• Why could an indoor basketball free throw be considered a closed skill?

  It occurs in a fixed situation and is self-paced