Skill Aquisition (AOS1 - U3)

The stage of learning where athletes 'refine their technique', 'improvements become more gradual' and they 'start to use skills in game situations' is.....

• Cognitive

• Associative

• Autonomous

What is the relationship between skill development and participation?

• The better the skill development the higher the participation

• The lower the skill development the higher the participation

The motor skills that are considered the 'building blocks' of sports specific skills are.....

• Open Motor Skills

• Closed Motor Skills

• Gross Motor Skills

• Fundamental Motor Skills

Which of the following is a feature of a closed skill?

• It is performed in an environment with many variables

• It is often self-paced

• The environment is usually unpredictable

Skills that are delicate and precise and use small muscle groups are considered to be....

• Gross Motor Skills

• Fine Motor Skills

• Closed Motor Skills

Skills with distinct (obvious) beginning and ends are called....

• Serial Skills

• Discrete Skills

• Continuous Skills

Name a good sociocultural factor to remember (easy to explain their impact on skill development).

Which type of influence/constraint on skill development is 'fitness level'?

• Individual

• Environmental

• Task

'A problem solving approach to coaching that often involves modifying constraints to encourage learning' is

• Direct Coaching

• Constraints-based coaching

Which of the following is an advantage of direct coaching?

• Increased Boredom

• Improved transfer of skill into a game

• Improved problem solving and decision making skills

• Faster early (beginner) skill development