IGCSE P.E. Ch. 8.3: Skills Classification

IGCSE P.E. Ch. 8.3: Skills Classification

by Mr Wasim Aziz

IGCSE P.E. Ch. 8.3: Skills Classification

by Mr Wasim Aziz

​Learning Intentions

​Identify different types of skills, including:

• basic and complex

• fine and gross

• open and closed.

Place specific physical skills on the various continua and justify these choices

Poll

Learning Goal

• Level 1:

  I can identify the three pairs of skill types.

• Level 2:

  I can identify three different skills continua and give sporting examples of the different types of skills.

• Level 3: 

  I can classify skills and place them onto continua using examples. 

Open Ended

Choose a sport or physical activity and suggest four skills used in that sport. 

Open Ended

If you were to teach these skills to a beginner, what order would you teach these skills?

Open Ended

Why do you think it is important to classify skills?

​Starting Point

​Classifying skills is useful as it helps us to understand how the skill can be taught most effectively.

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​Giving targeted guidance and training enables a performer to be successful at the skill.

​Skill Continuum

​Rather than listing skills as easy or difficult, we classify them by placing them on a Skill continuum.

​Basic and Complex Skills

​On the most straightforward level, skills can be either Basic or Complex.

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​Basic Skills tend to need less concentration and coordination to perform.

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A performer's coordination will develop and improve as they master basic skills. Typically, they would need to master basic skills before being able to learn and perform complex ones.​

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​Basic and Complex Skills

​Complex Skills are more difficult skills that require a higher level of coordination and concentration.

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Complex skills will often include multiple subroutines.​

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​A performer will need more time to learn, practice and perfect a Complex Skill.

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Multiple Select

Suggest three basic skills.

• Running

• Catching

• Cartwheel

• Throwing

• Pole vault

Multiple Select

Suggest three complex skills.

• Running

• Somersault

• Cartwheel

• Swimming Front crawl

• Catching

​Basic and Complex Skills

​​Basic Skill

​​Complex Skill

​Basic and Complex Skills

​​Basic Skill

​​Complex Skill

​Dribble strong hand

​Crossover

Pass

Catching ball

Shooting

Layup

Open Ended

Consider the basketball skills below, Where would you place them on a Basic <-----> Complex Continua

Layup, Dribbling, Passing, Catching, Shooting, Catching

Open Ended

CHALLENGE:

Suggest three skills from a sport and challenge one of your class mates to place them in order on a Basic and Complex continua.

​Close and Open Skills

​Another way to classify skills is Closed and Open Skills.

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​Closed skills are skills that are not affected by any other factors (environment or other performers).

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​The outcome of these skills is solely determined by the performers ability to perform the skill.

Open Ended

Suggest one other sport or physical activity where a performer uses closed skills.

​Close and Open Skills

​Open Skills are skills that are affected by the environment, meaning the performer has to react (or adjust) to the situation and this will constantly change.

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​Open Skills are often found in team sports such as football where the performer decision might be determined by what the opposition is doing.

​Close and Open Skills

Some sports will have instances where performers will demonstrate both Closed and Open Skills.

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​Football is a sport which usually requires athletes to implement open skills.

However, there are instances such as a goal kick where a performer demonstrates Closed Skills.

Multiple Select

Suggest three other Closed skills in football.

• Dribbling past oponent

• Penalty kick

• Throw in

• Corner Kick

• Tackling

Open Ended

Explain why a corner kick is more of a closed skill than a free-kick situation in football.

Open Ended

Suggest one example of a Closed skill in one of the following sports.

Basketball

Tennis

Badminton

Open Ended

Suggest one other sport or physical activity where a performer uses Open skills.

​Fine and Gross Skills

​Some sports require a high level of accuracy and precision; whereas other sports depend on brute strength or explosive power.

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​This leads to another classification: Fine and Gross skills

​Fine and Gross Skills

Fine skills require precise movements that require high levels of concentration, accuracy and techinque.

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​Fine skills are often small movements that require small groups of muscles such as in the fingers.

Multiple Select

Suggest two examples of fine skills.

​Fine and Gross Skills

Gross Skills are skills that use large muscle groups to produce larger, powerful movements.

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​Gross Skills are usually performed by the arms and legs.

Multiple Select

Suggest two examples of Gross skills.

​Exam Questions

Open Ended

Suggest three skills continua.

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Open Ended

Explain, using an example of each, the difference between basic and complex skills.

[4]

Open Ended

Identify, from a named physical activity, one open skill and one closed skill. Justify your answers.

[4]

Open Ended

Suggest one closed skill from a named physical activity.

[1]

Open Ended

Suggest one open skill from a named physical activity.

[1]

Open Ended

Suggest one open skill and one closed skill from a named physical activity.

[2]

Poll

Achieved Learning Goal

• Level 1:

  I can identify the three pairs of skill types.

• Level 2:

  I can identify three different skills continua and give sporting examples of the different types of skills.

• Level 3: 

  I can classify skills and place them onto continua using examples. 

Open Ended

Learning Reflection:

Rose: Something that went well.

Thorne: Something that did not go so well.

Bud: How can you improve.