Transfer Skill

• Positive transfer of skill:

  • Learning a skill helps the learning & performance of a new skill
  • eg golf strike to cricket
• Negative transfer is:

  • Learning of one skill hinders the learning & performance of a new skill
• Proactive transfer is:

  • A skill previously learnt is used to help one yet to be performed
  • eg basketball to netball
• Retroactive transfer is:

  • A skill being learned interferes with a skill already learned
  • eg basketballer training in netball then back to basketball
• Bilateral transfer is:

  • Transfer of learning from one limb to another
  • eg left-footed player, practice with their right