Soc 25:sports Psychology

Question 1

What is a open skill

Answer 1

A skill where the situation constantly changes

Question 2

Give one example of when an open skill is being used

Answer 2

Rugby, a kick forward and can’t be judged on where it is going to land

Question 3

What is a closed skill

Answer 3

A skill that us taken place in a stable, predictable environments and the player knows what to do exactly when

Question 4

Give an example of an closed skill

Answer 4

Football, penalty the ball is in the same opsition and the goalie is on the line

Question 5

What is a basic skill

Answer 5

A easy skill that requiers little concentration

Question 6

Example of basic skill

Answer 6

Chest pass in netball

Question 7

What is a complex skill

Answer 7

A skill that requires alot of concentration and is hard to do

Question 8

An example of complex skill

Answer 8

A smash in tennis

Question 9

What is a low organisationn skill

Answer 9

Has clear, simple phases or parts taht you can break down and practice seperately

Question 10

Example of a low organisation skill

Answer 10

A set shot in basketball

Question 11

What is a high organisation skills

Answer 11

Has a lot of complicated phases or parts, you cannot break these down and practice them seperately as they are closely linked together

Question 12

What do you need to complete a high organisation skill

Answer 12

Good attention to detail, good co ordination

Question 13

Guve an example of a high organisation skill

Answer 13

A somersault in trampolining

Question 14

What is masses practices

Answer 14

• Where the skill is practiced until it is learned,without taking a break
• expierenced fit athletes

Question 15

What are distrubuted practices

Answer 15

• Where the skill is practuces over several sessions, or with rest breaks
• low fitness level athletes, not expirenced

Question 16

What is a fixed practice

Answer 16

A skill that is practiced over and over again until perfect

Question 17

Give an example of a fixed practiced

Answer 17

A free shot in basketball

Question 18

What are variable practices

Answer 18

Practicing the skill in a variety of different situations so that it cane be adpated to suit different competitive situations

Question 19

Give an example of a variable practice

Answer 19

Different football weather conditions

Question 20

How will having a clear smart goal help you?

Answer 20

• helps focus on what is importn
• motivation
• develop new strategies to meet that goal
• enables to monitor how well your doing

Question 21

What is visual guidance

Answer 21

Showing someone visually how to do something(demonstration from themselves)

Question 22

Give an example of visual guidance

Answer 22

A demonstration of a lay up shot in basketball

Question 23

What is verbal guidance

Answer 23

Verbally explaining how to do something during the demonstration to make it clearer

Question 24

Give an example of verbal guidance

Answer 24

Explaining how to do a lay up in basketball

Question 25

What is manual and mechanical guidance

Answer 25

When the coach is acctually in contact with the learner as they perform the skill

Question 26

Give an example of a manual and mechanical guidance

Answer 26

When trampolining a coach can work on the trampoline with the performer

Question 27

Advantages of visual

Answer 27

Learner knows what the skill they are trying to complete looks like

Question 28

Disadvantages of visual

Answer 28

Leaners can't ask questions to clarify their understanding

Question 29

Advantage of verbal

Answer 29

Coach can go into detail

Question 30

Disadvantage of verbal

Answer 30

Hard for beginners to understand

Question 31

Advantage of manual and mechanical

Answer 31

Coach can touch areas of the body being use to get the positioning right

Question 32

Disadvantages of mechinal and manual

Answer 32

Will not be possible for all sports

Question 33

Intrinsic

Answer 33

Comes from the performer themselves about their performance and can affect them mentally

Question 34

Extrinsic

Answer 34

Comes from an outside source(coach) about their performance on how they played

Question 35

Concurrent feedback is..

Answer 35

Given at the time of the performance and canbe acted on immidiately during the game

Question 36

Terminal feedback is...

Answer 36

Given after a game by giving an overview of the whole game

Question 37

What is quantitive data

Answer 37

Where you measure amount of something and usually refers to numbers

Question 38

What is qualitive data

Answer 38

Where you look at how people feel about something or what opinions people have

Question 39

What is The number of forced and unforced errors a play makes, and the number of winner they hit with a certain type of shot(quantitive or qualitive)

Answer 39

Quantitive

Question 40

How does mental rehersal help an athlete (3)

Answer 40

- Reduces anxiety - builds confidence - helps over come performance