Goal setting, SMART Targets, types of skill, practice

Which of the following skills are the most 'open'?

• Taking a penalty

• Performing a golf drive

• Passing to a midfielder in hockey

• Performing a somersault on the trampoline

Which of the following football skills are the most 'closed'?

• A basketball point guard dribbling past a defender

• A striker taking a penalty

• A goalkeeper try to save a penalty

• Returning a tennis serve

Which of the following are simple skills?

• Running

• A high jump

• Swimming

• Cycling

Which of the following are complex skills?

• Rowing

• Swimming

• Rock climbing

• Cycling

Skills that have phases that you can break down into smaller pieces are:

• Basic skills

• Complex skills

• Low organisation skills

• High organisation skills

Which of the following is a high organisation skill?

• A tennis serve

• A triple jump

• A golf swing

• Road cycling

Who is most likely to used massed practice?

• Expert performer

• Beginner

• An unfit performer

• A retired performer

Which form of practice is best for developing simple and closed skills?

• Massed

• Distributed

Which form of practice is best for developing complex, dangerous skills?

• Massed

• Distributed

Practising 1v1 netball skills in different situations is an example of:

• Massed practice

• Distributed practice

• Fixed practice

• Variable practice