Skill Classification

OPEN SKILL

• Two or more discrete skills are linked in a predetermined order

• The environment is continuously changing, movements must be adjusted as well.

• That consists of a single unit of activity that is brief and has a clearly defined beginning and end

• Controlled and predictable

  environment

CLOSED SKILL

• Basic levels of coordination

  and intricate movement

• Controlled, predictable environment, and the athlete is aware of the specific actions that must be performed

• Big muscular groups like the arms and legs

• A single unit of activity that is brief and has a clearly defined beginning and end

GROSS MOTOR SKILL

• Higher level of control and coordination than gross motor skills

• Two or more discrete skills are linked in a predetermined order

• Use of small muscle groups like the hands and fingers.

• The use of big muscular groups like the arms and legs

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

• High level of coordination

  and control

• The use of small muscle groups like the hands and fingers

• Controlled and predictable

  environment

• One that lasts for several minutes or hours and has no discernible beginning or end

SIMPLE SKILLS

• They don't have any intricate movements in them.

• High level of coordination and control.

• A single unit of activity that is brief and has a clearly defined beginning and end.

• Single movement with a clear beginning and end

COMPLEX SKILLS

• Basic levels of coordination

  and intricate movement

• Series of discreet

  movements one after

  the other

• When skills require more interpretation, judgement, and decision-making, they become more complicated

• Fast paced & ever changing

  environment

DISCRETE SKILLS

• Controlled, predictable environment, and the athlete is aware of the specific actions that must be performed

• They consist of complex movements that necessitate a high level of coordination and control

• One that consists of a single unit of activity that is brief and has a clearly defined beginning and end

• Uses large muscle groups

SERIAL SKILLS

• Fast paced & ever changing

  environment

• Because the environment is continuously changing, movements must be adjusted as well

• High level of coordination

  and control

• Two or more discrete skills are linked in a predetermined order

CONTINUOUS SKILLS

• The environment is continuously changing, movements must be adjusted as well

• The basic abilities provide the foundation for all sophisticated skills

• One that lasts for several minutes or hours and has no discernible beginning or end

• The degree to which a movement is precise