A movement that is simple and basic for participating in or performing different types of physical activities which is developed as you grow.
Skilled Performances
Learned abilities through training and practice in a specific sport or activity. To also have the ability to perform at a high standard effectively and efficiently.
Skill
The learned ability to bring about predetermined results with maximum certainty often with a minimum outlay and energy or both.
Consistent able to execute action with maximum certainty
Aesthetic - looks controlled, effective, and effortless
Learned - through practice and experience
Goal Directed - intention to do it, not just luck
Predetermined - have an aim to achieve
Cognitive / Intellectual Skill Involves mental/ intellectual ability and involves thought processing.
Perceptual Skill involves detection and interpretation of information. The detecting and interpreting, making sense of information in the environment.
Motor Skill (Movement) involves movement and muscular control. Skills which involve physical movement and muscular control.
A skilled performance is performed at a high standard effectively and efficiently.
CharacteristicsofEffectiveness accuracy, consistency, controlled, and confidence.
Characteristics of Efficiency - technique, fluent, aesthetic.
Characteristics of Responsiveness - decision making, adaptive.
Continuity Continuum
Deals with discrete, serial, and continuous skills.
Discrete Skills have a clear beginning and end. Ex: Javelin Throw
Serial Skills have several discrete elements linked together. Ex: High Jump
Continuous Skills cannot be split up very easily into subroutines. Ex: Basketball Dribble
Muscular Involvement Continuum
Deals with gross skills and fine skills.
Pacing Continuum
Deals with self paced and externally paced skills.
Self paced skills (the performer has control over movements. Ex: Serving in Volleyball)
Externally paced skills (the environment has more control. Ex: Diving)
Organization Continuum
Deals with low organization and high organizational skills.
Low Organization Skills uncomplicated and have little organization structure where they tend to discrete and may be practiced separately. Ex: Cycling
High Organization Skills has complex organization structures where subroutines which are closely linked and cannot be practiced separately. Ex: Gymnastic move
Difficulty Continuum
Deals with simple and complex skills.
Simple Skills are straightforward with few subroutines requiring little cognitive and concentration activity for the performer. Ex: Running
Complex Skills complicated and requires a lot of practice or attention; requires many interlinked subroutines. Ex: Snooker
COORDINATION The ability to execute smooth, accurate, controlled motor responses.
Coordinated movement characterized by appropriate speed, distance, direction, timing, and muscular tension and requires a functioning cerebellum, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system.
Cerebellum the primary center in the brain for coordination
Volition the ability to initiate, maintain, or stop an activity or motion.
Perception - intact proprioception and subcortical.
Engram - a postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.
Fine Motor Skills
Requires coordinated movement of small muscles (Hands and Face)