Core 2 Skill and Performance

1. A golfer has been practising her swing for some time but cannot get it right. She is making errors, but finds it difficult to recognise them. She also requires a lot of feedback from her coach. Which stage of skill acquisition is she likely to be in at this time?

• confidence stage

• cognitive stage

• associative stage

• autonomous stage

The Associative stage of skill acquisition has the following features:

• Focus on how to do the skill, Performer is able to detect and correct errors as they occur.

• Frequent large errors, An exploratory stage

• Focus on other tasks, Performer is able to detect and correct errors as they occur.

• Focus on how to do the skill, Some errors but not so large

An open skill:

• Occurs in an environment that is unpredictable and requires the use of large muscle groups for execution.

• Only requires the use of large muscle groups for execution.

• Involves a movement where the timing is controlled by an external source.

• Occurs in a predictable environment and involves a series of smaller movements linked together to make a total skill.

A closed skill:

• Occurs in an environment that is unpredictable and requires the use of large muscle groups for execution.

• Has no distinct beginning or end point.

• Occurs in a predictable environment and involves a series of smaller movements linked together to make a total skill.

• Is prescribed.

What type of skill is surfing?

• gross and closed

• fine and open

• gross and open

• fine and closed

What type of skill is Ten Pin Bowling ?

• Fine and continuous

• Fine and gross

• Gross and open

• Closed and serial

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of learners

• Confidence

• Personality

• Athleticism

• Prior experience

Massed practice works best when:

• performers are highly motivated

• the task causes fatigue

• motivation is low

• the performer lacks interest

Distributed practice works best when:

• performers are highly motivated

• performers are fresh

• motivation is low

• performers are unable to attend a number of sessions

Using a stopwatch is an example of ?

• Internal feedback

• External feedback