Soc 26 - Skill,Practice,Guidance And Feedback

Question 1

List the 6 types of skills

Answer 1

•Open vs Closed
•Basic vs Complex
•Low organisation vs High organisation

Question 2

What is an open skill?

Answer 2

•Always changing
•Involves decision making
•Externally paced

Question 3

Sporting example of an open skill?

Answer 3

Messi dribbling past a player

Question 4

What is a closed skill?

Answer 4

•Stable environment
•Skill is habituated
•Self paced

Question 5

Sporting example of closed skill?

Answer 5

Penalty in football

Question 6

What is a basic skill?

Answer 6

•Easy skill once learnt
•Little information to process
•Used in many sports

Question 7

Sporting example of basic skill?

Answer 7

Side foot pass in football

Question 8

What is a complex skill?

Answer 8

•Hard skill
•High concentration
•High decision making

Question 9

Sporting example of complex?

Answer 9

Spike in volleyball

Question 10

What is a high organisation skill?

Answer 10

•Complicated phases
•Require high concentration
•Difficult to break down

Question 11

Sporting example of high organisation?

Answer 11

Summersault in trampolining

Question 12

What is a low organisation skill?

Answer 12

•Easy stages
•Easy to break down
•Low amounts of concentration

Question 13

Name the 4 types of practices?

Answer 13

•Massed vs Distributed
•Fixed vs Variable

Question 14

What is a fixed practice?

Answer 14

•Practiced in a single situation
•Practiced repeatedly until perfected
•Matched to closed skills

Question 15

Sporting example of fixed practice?

Answer 15

Practicing 100 set shots in basketball

Question 16

What is a massed practice?

Answer 16

•Practice until learnt
•Without taking a break
•Can be intense and challenging

Question 17

Sporting example of massed practice?

Answer 17

Normally for fit athletes with motivation

Question 18

What is a distributed practice?

Answer 18

•Practiced over several sessions
•Plenty of rest breaks

Question 19

Sporting example of distributed practice?

Answer 19

Lower ability athletes with less motivation

Question 20

What is fixed practice?

Answer 20

Practised over and over again until perfected.

Question 21

Sporting example of fixed practice?

Answer 21

Practicing a set shot in basketball

Question 22

What is variable practice?

Answer 22

Adapt to different situations.

Question 24

Sporting example of variable practice?

Answer 24

Weather conditions in a football match

Question 25

What is visual guidance?

Answer 25

A coach showing an athlete the perfect model

Question 26

Sporting example of visual guidance?

Answer 26

Coach showing a video

Question 27

What is verbal guidance?

Answer 27

A coach telling you or instructing you where your wrong

Question 28

Sporting example of verbal guidance?

Answer 28

Half time team talk

Question 29

What is manual guidance?

Answer 29

Using physical contact to help a performer complete a skill

Question 30

What is mechanical guidance?

Answer 30

Using equipment to help a performer complete a skill

Question 31

What is intrinsic feedback?

Answer 31

Comes from the performer themselves

Question 32

What is extrinsic feedback?

Answer 32

Comes from an external source such as a teacher or coach.

Question 33

What is concurrent feedback?

Answer 33

Provided during the performance.

Question 34

What is terminal feedback?

Answer 34

Provided at the end of the game or performance.

Question 35

What is mental preperation?

Answer 35

For most sportspeople, mental preparation starts long before the warm-up in a game. Getting in the right mindset is something you practice during training and something you may get help from e.g. coach.

Question 36

What is Imagery?

Answer 36

Imagery is a mental or psychological technique in which the performer imagines or visualises themselves being successful in their performance. For example before taking a penalty a footballer might picture the ball hitting the back of the net