Standard Grade PE

Skills and Techniques

Learning OutcomesToday we will learn:

What is a skillWhat is a techniqueHow to describe the difference between a simple and a complex skill How simple and complex skills can aid performanceThe stages of learning skills

Skills & Techniques

A skill is a movementWith a purpose

A technique is a way Of performing a skill

DribblingCatching

Passing Shooting

Chest passLayup

Jump shotBounce pass

Skill: Shooting

Skill: Passing

Show me……

An activity

A skill from that activity

2 techniques for performing that skill

Simple skills

Simple skills can be defined as:

Having fewer sub routines (parts of the skill)Not physically demandingLittle co-ordination neededSimple order of movements

Simple Skills

PUSHPASS

CHESTPASS

HEAD-STAND

HEADING

SETSHOT

HIGHSERVE

SIMPLE SKILLS

Complex Skills

COMPLEX SKILLS

Many Sub-routines

Physically Demanding

Co-ordination is vital

Many judgements to be made

Many movements at the same time

e.g.Lay-up in Basketball

Butterfly stroke

High jump

Basketball lay-up

Volley

Goal Keeper save

Complex Skills

Show me……

3 simple skills – 2 reasons why they are simple

3 complex skills – 2 reasons why they are complex

Simple Skills, how can they help your performance??

Example: Activity: BadmintonSimple skill: Short Serve

I was able to serve the shuttle just over the net so that my opponent had to lift the shuttle up and I was able to smash easily to win the point.

Complex Skills, how can they help performance?

Example:

Activity: VolleyballSkill: SpikeHow did this help performance?When my team mate set the ball up for me I

was able to time my run up and spike the ball powerfully into my opponents court, making it very difficult for them to return.

To develop complex skills, we must make practices progressively harder....

Example: Overhead Clear

Initial practice: I stood at the back of the court whilst my partner hand fed 20 high feeds above my head for me to step in and clear. More demanding practice: I started at base and my partner high served (20 feeds) to the back of the court. I had to side step quickly to perform the clear and return to base after every shot.

Stages of Learning

Cognitive stage – beginner

Practice Stage – Intermediate

Automatic stage – Expert!

Automatic PerformersWhen a skill can be performed with little or no conscious thought and at a high level of speed, control and accuracy it is said to be automatic to the performer.

A performer may use a pressure practice at the automatic stage of learning who can cope with the game like pressure and demands of the situation.

Advantages of being able to perform automatically

You can perform skills effectively/successfully without having to think about it You can perform skills accurately without hesitation You can think about other things as you perform the skill Skill level remains high/consistent under pressure Can respond quickly/appropriately to position of goals/opponents/team mates/ball You can identify and correct my own errors