IGCSE P.E. Ch. 8.3: Skill Classification

Skills can be classified on three continuua's. Select three skills continuaa.

• Basic <-----> Complex

• Easy <-----> Hard

• Closed <-----> Open

• Simple <-----> Complicated

• Fine <-----> Gross

Suggest three basic skills.

• Running

• Cartwheel

• Pole vault

• Throwing

• Catching

Suggest three complex skills.

• Running

• Cartwheel

• Pole vault

• Swimming Front crawl

• Catching

Suggest two characteristics of a Basic skill.

• Require higher levels of coordination and accuracy.

• Need to be learned and mastered first before a performer can learn complex skills

• Require less concentration and coordination.

• Combination of multiple parts or subroutines.

Answer explanation

Basic skills tend to need less concentration and coordination.

Suggest two characteristics of a Complex skill.

• Require higher levels of coordination and accuracy.

• Need to be learned and mastered first before a performer can learn complex skills

• Require less concentration and coordination.

• Combination of multiple parts or subroutines.

Answer explanation

complex skills require: higher levels of coordination; more accuracy / more precision; more concentration; combination of multiple parts / sub-routines.

Suggest two closed skills.

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Suggest two open skills.

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A goal kick in football would be an example of which type of skills, closed or open and why? (select two)

• Closed

• Open

• Can be affected by other performers

• Is not affected by other performers

Suggest three other Closed skills in football.

• Dribbling past opponent

• Penalty kick

• Throw-in

• Corner Kick

• Tackling

Answer explanation

Closed skills are skills that are not affected by the environment or opponents when they are being performed.

Suggest three reasons why a penalty kick in football is an example of a closed skill.

• Can be affected by the position of the defenders.

• The penalty kick is always taken from the same spot.

• The performer can control the power, speed and direction at which they kick the ball.

• The size of the goal is always the same and does not change.

• The performer has to react to the pressure from opposition defenders.