Chapter 8 Skills and skill acquisition
Questions & Answers
What is ability? - ANSWERthe qualities and characteristics a person is born with, such
as speed, agility, coordination, flexibility, balance , reaction time
What is skill? - ANSWERa learned and practiced ability that brings about the result that
you want to achieve with maximum certainty and efficiency
What are 8 key factors that can affect the variation of skill level within a performer? -
ANSWER- age and maturity
- culture
- motivation
- anxiety
- teach and coaching
- environment
- facilities
- arousal conditions
What are qualities that characterise a skilled performance? - ANSWERaccurate,
consistent, fluent, coordinated, aesthetically pleasing, goal directed
What is accurate? - ANSWERachieving precise reliable movements
What is consistent? - ANSWERperforming a high level every time with control and
quality
What is fluent? - ANSWERusing movements that are quick, smooth and flowing, without
hesitation or stumbling
What is coordinated? - ANSWERmoving different parts of the body together with
efficiency and control
What is aesthetically pleasing? - ANSWERa display that looks good to the eye of the
spectator, judge or coach
What is goal directed? - ANSWERfocusing performing on a specific target and being
determined to achieve that target
What is basic skills? - ANSWERsimple skills such as throwing, catching, hitting a ball
and running
, What is a complex skill? - ANSWERmore difficult skill that require a higher level of
coordination and concentration
What is a closed skill? - ANSWERskills that are not affected by the environment or the
performers within it
What is a opened skill? - ANSWERskill that are affected by the environment; the
performer has to react and adjust to the situation and this will constantly change.
What is a fine skill? - ANSWERprecise movements that require higher levels of
accuracy and technique; they are often small movements that require small groups of
muscle such as in fingers.
What is a gross skill? - ANSWERmovements that use large muscle groups to produce
big, powerful movements, gross skills are usually performed by the arms and legs.
What is a continuum? - ANSWERA line that goes between two extremes
What is the information-processing model? - ANSWERthe four-stage process that a
performer goes through to make a decision and act upon it
What is short term memory? - ANSWERsystem for storing a small amount of
information for a brief period, STM can hold up to seven pieces of information for 60
seconds
What is long term memory? - ANSWERmemory store that can hold vast amounts of
information for a long period
What is input? - ANSWERinformation that is received via their senses: sight, hearing,
touch. The performer has to select which is best to focus on.
What is decision making? - ANSWERthe information is analysed by the performer so
they can choose the most appropriate response.
What is output? - ANSWERthe decision is made and then acted upon the brain send
info to muscles through the nervous system and the muscles move to perform the skill
or action.
What is a feedback loop? - ANSWERthe information received about the output whether
your decision and action were good or bad it can be stored for the future and the
feedback is either intrinsic or extrinsic.
What is intrinsic feedback? - ANSWERinformation that comes from within, concerning,
the feel of a movement, such as what it feels like to balance.
Questions & Answers
What is ability? - ANSWERthe qualities and characteristics a person is born with, such
as speed, agility, coordination, flexibility, balance , reaction time
What is skill? - ANSWERa learned and practiced ability that brings about the result that
you want to achieve with maximum certainty and efficiency
What are 8 key factors that can affect the variation of skill level within a performer? -
ANSWER- age and maturity
- culture
- motivation
- anxiety
- teach and coaching
- environment
- facilities
- arousal conditions
What are qualities that characterise a skilled performance? - ANSWERaccurate,
consistent, fluent, coordinated, aesthetically pleasing, goal directed
What is accurate? - ANSWERachieving precise reliable movements
What is consistent? - ANSWERperforming a high level every time with control and
quality
What is fluent? - ANSWERusing movements that are quick, smooth and flowing, without
hesitation or stumbling
What is coordinated? - ANSWERmoving different parts of the body together with
efficiency and control
What is aesthetically pleasing? - ANSWERa display that looks good to the eye of the
spectator, judge or coach
What is goal directed? - ANSWERfocusing performing on a specific target and being
determined to achieve that target
What is basic skills? - ANSWERsimple skills such as throwing, catching, hitting a ball
and running
, What is a complex skill? - ANSWERmore difficult skill that require a higher level of
coordination and concentration
What is a closed skill? - ANSWERskills that are not affected by the environment or the
performers within it
What is a opened skill? - ANSWERskill that are affected by the environment; the
performer has to react and adjust to the situation and this will constantly change.
What is a fine skill? - ANSWERprecise movements that require higher levels of
accuracy and technique; they are often small movements that require small groups of
muscle such as in fingers.
What is a gross skill? - ANSWERmovements that use large muscle groups to produce
big, powerful movements, gross skills are usually performed by the arms and legs.
What is a continuum? - ANSWERA line that goes between two extremes
What is the information-processing model? - ANSWERthe four-stage process that a
performer goes through to make a decision and act upon it
What is short term memory? - ANSWERsystem for storing a small amount of
information for a brief period, STM can hold up to seven pieces of information for 60
seconds
What is long term memory? - ANSWERmemory store that can hold vast amounts of
information for a long period
What is input? - ANSWERinformation that is received via their senses: sight, hearing,
touch. The performer has to select which is best to focus on.
What is decision making? - ANSWERthe information is analysed by the performer so
they can choose the most appropriate response.
What is output? - ANSWERthe decision is made and then acted upon the brain send
info to muscles through the nervous system and the muscles move to perform the skill
or action.
What is a feedback loop? - ANSWERthe information received about the output whether
your decision and action were good or bad it can be stored for the future and the
feedback is either intrinsic or extrinsic.
What is intrinsic feedback? - ANSWERinformation that comes from within, concerning,
the feel of a movement, such as what it feels like to balance.
