Skill and Ability Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is the definition of skill?
A skill learned from natural abilities, skills are improved through practice, the athlete is able to produce the same action time after time, the action is carried out efficiently taking little time or effort.
What does ACEFACE stand for?
Aesthetically pleasing
Consistent
Efficient
Fluent
Accurate
Controlled
Economical
What is the definition of ability?
- Inate
- enduring
- prerequisites
Motor abilities are relatively enduring traits which are generally stable qualities that help a person carry out a particular task (Fleishman)
What are the two types of ability?
Psycho-motor
Gross-motor
What are the types of psycho-motor abilities?
Limb coordination
Control precision
Response orientation
Reaction time
Speed of arm movement
Rate control
Manual dexterity
Finger dexterity
Arm hand steadiness
Wrist finger speed
Aiming
What are types of gross-motor abilities?
Static strength
Dynamic strength
Explosive strength power
Trunk and core strength
Extent flexibility
Dynamic flexibility
Gross body coordination
Stamina, aerobic endurance or CV endurance
What are the different skill classifications?
- continuous, serial and discrete
- self paced and externally paced
- open and closed
- gross and fine
- high organisation and low organisation
- complex and simple
What is a continuous skill?
Has no obvious beginning or end, they could be continues indefinitely, the end of one cycle becoming the beginning of the next.
What is a discrete skill?
Defined start and end point and is one short and sharp action
What is a serial skill?
Consist of several discrete skills linked together
What is a self paced skill?
The pacing of the action is decided/controlled by the performer (the speed at which the skill is performed).
What is and externally paced skill?
The pacing of the skill is decided/controlled by something or someone external to the performer(the performer has no control over when to start the skill or how fast it might be performed).
What is an open skill?
A skill which is affected by environmental conditions and performed in an unpredictable environment. The action is consistently being varied according to what is happening around the performer.
What is a close skill?
A pre learned pattern which can be followed with little reference to the environment. It is performed in a predictable environment. Such as a skill performed by repetition of the same action.
What is a gross skill?
Use of large muscle groups and are not very precise.
What is a fine skill?
Precise, intricate movements which are involve small muscle groups.
What is a high organisation skill?
A skill that is NOT easily broken down into its parts.
What is a low organisation skill?
A skill which CAN be broken down into subroutines.
What is a simple skill?
A skill that requires few decisions when being performed.
What is a complex skill?
A skill requires decision making using lots of information when being performed.
