AOS 1: Skill acquisition

Question 1

Motor skills definition

Answer 1

An act or task that has a goal and that requires voluntary body or limb movements to be properly performed

Question 2

Fine motor skills defintion

Answer 2

The recruitment and co-ordination of small muscle groups

Question 3

Gross motor skills defintion

Answer 3

The recruitment and co-ordination of large muscle groups

Question 4

Physical literacy

Answer 4

The ability of an individual to move confidently and competently in all types of environments

Question 5

Stability skills

Answer 5

Involves the balance and control of the body

Question 6

Locomotor skills

Answer 6

Enable the body to move through space

Question 7

Manipulative skills

Answer 7

Involves the control of an object

Question 8

Skill definition

Answer 8

A voluntary, goal directed activity learnt through practice and experience

Question 9

Discrete motor skills

Answer 9

have an obvious beginning and end

Question 10

Serial motor skills

Answer 10

Combination of discrete motor skills performed in a sequence

Question 11

Continuous motor skills

Answer 11

Have no definite beginning or end

Question 12

Open motor skills

Answer 12

externally paced skills performed in less predictable environments

Question 13

Closed motor skills

Answer 13

Performer has great control over the performance environment

Question 14

Cognitive definition

Answer 14

Beginner, new to skills and movement principles

Question 15

Associative definition

Answer 15

Intermediate, movement patterns become more consistent and refined

Question 16

Autonomous

Answer 16

Advanced, movements become automatic, attention shifts to external factors

Question 17

Massed practice definition

Answer 17

Long training sessions that occur less frequently, usually used by non-professional players due to external demands

Question 18

Distributed practice

Answer 18

Frequent short training sessions, typically high intensity, greater opportunity for feedback

Question 19

Blocked practice

Answer 19

practicing the same skill repeatedly without changing task

Question 20

Random practice

Answer 20

Varied sequencing of motor skills in the same session

Question 21

Intrinsic feedback

Answer 21

performers senses such as visual, auditory, proprioception and touch

Question 22

Knowlege of results

Answer 22

Specific feedback about the outcome of a skill

Question 23

Knowlege of performance

Answer 23

Feedback regarding characteristics of technique offered at completion of a tasl

Question 24

Augmented feedback

Answer 24

Feedback given from another person to fix errors, motivate improvement and reinforce correct processes

Question 25

Qualitative movement analysis

Answer 25

Assesses the technical quality of movement to provide intervention to improve performance

Question 26

Principles of QMA

Answer 26

Preparation, observation, evaluation and error correction

Question 27

Direct coaching

Answer 27

Coach makes all decisions relating to task selection and sequencing

Question 28

Constraints based coaching

Answer 28

utilising boundaries and placing restrictions to improve athletes self organising movement patterns

Question 29

Catagories of contraints

Answer 29

Individual, task and environmental

Question 30

Individual task constraint examples

Answer 30

height, weight, fitness levels and motivation

Question 31

Environmental task constraint examples

Answer 31

Playing surface, climate and stadium lighting

Question 32

Task constraint examples

Answer 32

Equipment used, rules of sport and dimensions of the field

Question 33

The Three P’s

Answer 33

Parents, Peers and Positive role models