chapter 4 Flashcards
skill
a skill is a learned action to bring about the results you want with certainty and minimum effort.
ability
ability is a persons set of traits that control their potential to learn a skill
basic skills
a basic skill doesn’t need much thought or decision making to do
complex skills
a complex skill needs lots of thought or decision making to do
open skills
an open skill is performed in a changing environment where the performer has to react and adapt to external factors
closed skill
a closed skill is always performed in the same predictable environment and is not effected by external factors. often they are the same action each time.
self paced skills
a self paced skill is controlled by the performer. they decide how quickly they are done.
externally paced skills
these are skills that are effected by external factors
what are the 2 goal setting you can do
- performance goal setting
2. outcome setting
performance goals
these are based on improving your own performance
outcome goals
these are focussed on performing better than other performers
what does SMART targets stand for
Specific Measurable Accepted Realistic Time bound
in SMART targets what does the S mean
Specific= say exactly what you will want to achieve
in SMART targets what does the A mean
Accepted = goals should be decided by everyone involved
in SMART what does the M mean
Measurable = the goal will need to be measurable
in SMART what does the R mean
Realistic = to set targets that you can realistically reach
in SMART what does T mean
Time bound = set a deadline for reaching the goal
name the 4 types of guidance
- verbal
- visual
- manual
- mechanical
verbal guidance
an explanation in words of how to perform technique
name 2 advantages of using verbal guidance
- can be used with other types of guidance
2. can be given during the performance
name 2 disadvantages of verbal guidance
- less useful for teaching complex skills which can be difficult to explain
- can be confusing for a beginner if there is the use of complicated language
visual guidance
visual clues to help you perform a technique
name 2 advantage for visual guidance
- works well for beginners
2. can be used for a closed skill
name 2 disadvantages of visual guidance
- less useful for teaching complex and open skills
2. the demonstrations must be clear, concise and simple