Skill in Sport Skill All of us have

Skill in Sport

Skill All of us have different skills. In sports, special skills are required to perform well and effectively. Task : In your own words, write a sentence to describe the meaning of skill.

Definition of Skill: “The learned ability to bring about predetermined results with maximum certainty; Often with the minimum outlay of time energy or both” B Knapp, 1963

Think about these phrases: n n Learned ability. Skill is something you learn. You are not born with it. You improve with practice Pre-determined result. You have an aim you set out to achieve n n Maximum certainty. You are very likely to be successful. A skilful athlete can perform a movement successfully time after time. Maximum efficiency. You perform the movement smoothly, without wasting any energy or time.

In other words: Skill means you can perform and activity or movement to get exactly the result you intended, without wasting time or energy.

Techniques A skill describes the purpose of linked sequences of movement. n Technique describes the way of performing a skill. For example swimming would be a skill, the technique of swimming would be front crawl, back crawl or breaststroke. n Task 2: complete the table in your worksheet. n

Choose a Skill SWIMMING Techniques Backstroke Front Crawl Butterfly

Table Skill Technique 1 Passing Chest pass Technique 2 Technique 3 (basketball) Front crawl Back crawl breaststroke

Basic and complex skills n Running, jumping and floating on your back in the water are examples of simple or basic skills. n Other motor skills are complex. Meaning skills which are difficult to master. For instance, tennis serve, the high jump and the butterfly in swimming.

Complex skills Reasons why skills can be complex: n DANGEROUS OR PHYSICALLLY DEMNADING n PERFROMED UNDER MORE PRESSURE n MANY SUB ROUTINES OR NUMBERS OF MOVMENT n IT MAY REQUIRE HIGHER LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE EG TIMING, BALANCE COORDINATION

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Open and Closed skills An open skill is one where your movements vary, depending in your environment. For example on where your opponent is (netball) or on the wind direction (sailing). n A closed skill is one where the movements are always exactly the same. They do not depend on the environment. n

Open or closed?

Skill and Performance n n n Each attempt at a skill is a performance. The more skilful you are, the better your performance is likely to be. But it does not depend only on skill. It is also affected by other factors. If you are feeling nervous or tired, or the weather is too hot, your performance may suffer. Open skills depend on what’s around you, they are affected by more factors than closed skills are. For example the actions of your team-mates or opposition.