Skill Continua

• Open - Closed:

  Open: decisions need to be made, environmental changes e.g. a pass in football

  Closed: no decisions need to be made, environment is predictable e.g. floor routine in gymnastics
• Self-Paced - Externally Paced:

  Self-Paced: decisions on when to start, decide speed of movement e.g. pemalty kick

  Externally Paced: external factors affect the start time, external factors affects the speed of movement e.g. shooting in netball
• Discrete - Serial - Continuous:

  Discrete: clear beginning and end, e.g. throwing a javelin

  Serial: series of discrete skills performed in a sequence, e.g. taking a long jump (run up, take off, landing)

  Continuous: no clear beginning and end - repetitive action, e.g running
• Gross - Fine:

  Gross: large muscle groups, e.g. rugby

  Fine: small muscle groups, e.g precisions sports - archery/darts
• Simple - Complex:

  Simple: little information to process, e.g. 100m sprit

  Complex: lots of information to process, e.g. tennis serve