5.1

• Gross Skills


  using large muscle groups to produce large movements
• Fine skills


  performed small and precise movements
• Open skills


  performed in an unstable environment, based upon teammates/opposition, weather, venue and officials
• Closed skills


  performed in a stable environment , with the performer in complete control of the sequence and timing
• Discrete skills


  have a distinct start and end to the skill
• Serial skills


  a series of discrete skills performed in a sequential order
• Continuous skill


  have no distinct start or end, they are performed on loop
• External paces skill


  performed in a manner whereby time is controlled by the environment or scenario
• Internal paced skill


  performed under the time management of the performer, not the scenario they are placed within
• Individual skill


  performed in isolation, with only the performer involved
• Coactive


  performed with other performers, however no direct confrontation
• Interactive


  interactively performed with other performers
• difference between skill and ability

  you are born with an ability and you learn a skill
• Relationship between anillity, skill and technique


  Ability + Technique = Skill
• Accuracy


  Skilled Performer: pinpoint accuracy, very high

  Novice Performer: sporadic accuracy, low
• Consistency


  Skilled Performer: very high level, repeated accuracy and control

  Novice Performer: Low, capable of accuracy, but not consistently
• Control

  Skilled Performer: High precision

  Novice Performer: Lack consistency, can demonstrate control
• Efficiency


  Skilled performer: very efficient with technique, energy preservation and skill selection

  Novice performer: low efficiency, inaccurate technique will result in lower accuracy and energy loss
• Fluency

  Skilled performer: very smooth, able to seamlessly link skills in performance patterns

  Novice performer: due to lower ability and lack of training, performance is erratic amongst novice performers
• Goal-directed

  Skilled performer: able to select and perform skill to achieve desired outcome

  Novice performer: usually, goals are short term or non-existent
• Learned

  Skill performer: able to learn new skills quickly and in mass quantity

  Novice performer: performed in a cognitive manner, the performer is thinking about how to perform the skill whilst performing