Skill aquisition

• Define Speed, agility, and quickness (SAQ) training

  enhances the ability to accelerate, decelerate, and dynamically stabilize the entire body through the development of the neuromuscular system at maximum intensity.
• Examples of SAQ


  ladders and zig zag runs
• Define A in ACE FLAG

  accurate
• Define C in ACE FLAG

  consistent
• Define E in ACE FLAG

  efficient
• Define F in ACE FLAG

  fluent
• Define L in ACE FLAG

  learned
• Define A in ACE FLAG

  aesthetically pleasing
• Define G in ACE FLAG

  goal orientated
• What is the environmental continuum?

  open to closed
• What is meant by open?

  environment is unpredictable
• What is meant by closed?

  environment is stable and predictable
• What is meant by gross?

  uses large muscle groups
• What is the muscular involvement continuum?

  gross and fine
• What is meant by fine?

  uses small muscle groups
• Define the pacing continuum

  self paced or externally paced
• What is meant by self paced?

  performer has control of when to start the skill
• What is meant by externally paced?

  an external factor controls the start of the skill
• Define the organisation continuum

  low and high
• What is meant by low organisation?

  hard to break down into sub routines
• What is meant by high organisation?

  easy to break down into sub routines
• Define the complexity continuum

  simple and complex
• What is meant by simple?

  Doesn't contain many decisions
• What is meant by complex?

  contains many decisions
• Define the continuity continuum

  continuous, discrete and serial
• What is meant by continuous?

  no clear beginning and end
• What is meant by discrete?

  has a clear beginning and end
• What is positive transfer?

  when the learning of one skill helps the learning of another
• What is negative transfer?

  when the learning of one skill hinders the learning of another
• What is zero transfer?

  when the learning of one skill has no impact on the leaning of another
• What is bilateral transfer?

  when the learning of one skill is passed across the body from limb to limb
• Outline transfer of learning

  the effect of learning and performance of skill on the learning and performance of another
• what could a coach do to encourage positive transfer?

  stop bad habitsrealismprovide motivationmake sure 1st task is well learned before making progresspoint out similarities and transfer possibilities
• Define skill


  a learned ability to bring about pre-determined results with the minimum outlay of time, energy or both
• Define whole method practice

  a practice strategy that involves practicing a skill in its entirety
• when is whole practice used?

  when the skill is:Highly organisedcontinuoussimplewhen the performer is autonomous/experienced
• advantages of whole practice

  develops kinaesthesisNot time-consumingFluency - feel of skillbuilds the motor programme
• disadvantage of whole practice

  not for beginners (cognitive)beyond capabilities of the performerToo much info (overload causing fatigue)
• examples of whole practice

  High jump, golf swing
• Describe whole-part-whole method


  involves performing the whole skill then breaking into parts, practising the weak parts then performing the whole skill again