Types of skill

Skill and sports Psychology

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• Look at the following video clip and write down the eight characteristics of skill.

YouTube –

Thomas Daley Diving-Mini Version

European Championships 2008

Characteristics of a Skilful Performance

• Efficient • Consistent• Aesthetically pleasing• Practised• Learned• Goal Orientated• Fluent • Effective Technique

Lesson objectives

• By the end of the lesson you should be able to….

• Identify where skills are placed on the continuum

Buzz words

•Open •Closed•Simple•complexContinuums

Types of Skill?

Simple Skills/Basic Skills• Little cognitive involvement• Sub-conscious control• E.g. running

Complex Skills• Lots of cognitive involvement• Conscious control• E.g. spike in Volleyball, floor sequence in

gymnastics

open skills

• Concerned with the environment • Have no clear and beginning and end• Externally paced – you do not control

when to execute the skill.• E.g. passing – you need to take into

account opponents, team mates, speed of the ball.

• YouTube - Hoffa bests Nelson in shot put

Closed skills

• Concerned with the environment remaining constant/fixed.

• Have a clear beginning and end.• Self paced – you control when to execute

the skill.• E.g. vault in gymnastics – the equipment is

fixed, no influence from other people or the weather.

• YouTube - wales rugby

Continuums

A Skill Continuum• A continuum is a gradual change from a greater or lesser

extent.

OPEN CLOSED

COMPLEXSIMPLE

Netball Pass

Judo

High Jump Gymnastics

Archery

Running Vault

Types of Skill

Boxing is placed towards the ‘open’ end because the player has to react to his opponent – he cannot control what will happen next.

YouTube - HBO Boxing: Cotto vs. Gomez Highlights (HBO)

Types of Skill

High jump could be put to the middle of the continuum. The jump itself is a closed skill, but the run up must consider the weather, surface and height of the bar.

YouTube - high jump

Where would you place this skill?

• YouTube - Evora sets triple jump national record

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYKEI2M7qM