PE Paper 2
,Different types of skill
,Basic vs Complex Skills
● A basic skill doesn’t need much thought or decision-making to
do such as running
● A complex skill needs lots of thought or decision-making to do
such as an overhead kick in football
, Open vs Closed Skills
● An open skill is performed in a changing environment, where a
performer has to react and adapt to external factors e.g. during
a football tackle, you need to adapt to things such as the
position of other players on the pitch
● A closed skill is always performed in the same predictable
environment - it’s not affected by external factors. Often the skill
involves the same action each time e.g. when breaking off in
snooker, the conditions and movement are always the same
,Different types of skill
,Basic vs Complex Skills
● A basic skill doesn’t need much thought or decision-making to
do such as running
● A complex skill needs lots of thought or decision-making to do
such as an overhead kick in football
, Open vs Closed Skills
● An open skill is performed in a changing environment, where a
performer has to react and adapt to external factors e.g. during
a football tackle, you need to adapt to things such as the
position of other players on the pitch
● A closed skill is always performed in the same predictable
environment - it’s not affected by external factors. Often the skill
involves the same action each time e.g. when breaking off in
snooker, the conditions and movement are always the same
