Practically demonstrate skills, techniques and tactics in selected sports

Learning aim B: Practical Log Book

In the last session- we learned that -

A Skill is ……“…..the learned ability to bring about pre-determined results with maximum certainty; often with the minimum outlay of time or energy or both."Barbara Knapp 1963

Skill definition….

When explaining or defining a skill, the explanation or definition must contain the following key words and ideas:

A learned ability – a Badminton player has to learn how to perform a flick serve or shot.

Pre-determined results - the badminton player sets out to put the shuttle to the back of the court.

Maximum certainty - the Badminton player expects to put the shuttle to the back of the court every time.

Minimum outlay of time / Maximum efficiency - the Badminton player will appear to make the flick serve or shot look effortless, with little energy required and apparently lots of time to do it.

Skills in Sport

Serial skills ? Continuous skills ?

Discrete skills ?

Skills in Sport

Discrete skills are brief, well-defined actions that have a clear beginning and end. They are single, specific skills, which make up the actions involved in a variety of sports such as hitting and throwing. Hockey. eg. a push pass, badminton service.

Serial Skills are a group of discrete skills strung together to make a new and complex movement. i.e. the sequence of skills for the triple jump. ( Hop, stride and jump ) , trampolining – a routine of linked moves, swivel hips or twisting somersaults , lay up shot in basketball.

Continuous skills have no obvious beginning or end. The end of one cycle of movements is the beginning of the next, and the skill is repeated over and over . These skills could be stopped at any moment eg Swimming, Running, or Cycling.

So what is a Technique ?

Task …..

In simple terms….

A Skill is “what you do “ eg dribble a hockey ball push pass a ball shoot / flick / scoop the ball tackle a player beat a player

A Technique is “how you do it “ eg Stance grip transference of weight finishing action / follow through

The skill

Technique – grip, stance,Position of feet, position of Ball on stick, bent knees.

Practice ina group / team

The Smash

Football instep pass – the skill

The technique – How • grip, stance, position of ball,weight transfer , follow through.

Practice in pairs Target man

So what is a Tactic ?

Can you give an example ?

Tactics…..

“The term used to describe the way in which a manager wants his / her side to play in a match. Tactics can apply either to defensive or attacking formations and methods of play.”

“a tactic is a game plan made before the start of the game to play against your opponents weaknesses and to your own strengths.”

“an action or method that is planned and used to achieve a particular goal”

Can you think of an example ???

Assignment Brief – Learning Aim B

Target man

Video Diary of 2 sports