Skill in SportSkill in Sport

SkillSkill

All of us have different skills. In sports,All of us have different skills. In sports,

special skills are required to perform well andspecial skills are required to perform well and

effectively. effectively.

Task : In your own words, write a sentence to Task : In your own words, write a sentence to describe the meaning of skill.describe the meaning of skill.

Definition of Skill:Definition of Skill:

““The learned ability to bring about pre-The learned ability to bring about pre-determined results with maximum certainty; determined results with maximum certainty; Often with the minimum outlay of time Often with the minimum outlay of time energy or both” energy or both”

B Knapp, 1963B Knapp, 1963

Think about these phrases:Think about these phrases:

Learned ability. Learned ability. Skill Skill is something you is something you learn. You are not learn. You are not born with it. You born with it. You improve with practiceimprove with practice

Pre-determined Pre-determined result.result.You have an You have an aim you set out to aim you set out to achieve achieve

Maximum certainty. Maximum certainty. You You are very likely to be are very likely to be successful. A skilful successful. A skilful athlete can perform a athlete can perform a movement successfully movement successfully time after time.time after time.

Maximum efficiency. Maximum efficiency. You perform the You perform the movement smoothly, movement smoothly, without wasting any without wasting any energy or time.energy or time.

In other words:In other words:

Skill means you canSkill means you can

perform and activity orperform and activity or

movement to get exactlymovement to get exactly

the result you intended,the result you intended,

without wasting time orwithout wasting time or

energy.energy.

Techniques Techniques

A skill describes A skill describes the purpose of linked the purpose of linked sequences of movement.sequences of movement.

Technique describes the way of performing Technique describes the way of performing a skill. For example swimming would be a a skill. For example swimming would be a skill, the technique of swimming would be skill, the technique of swimming would be front crawl, back crawl or breaststroke. front crawl, back crawl or breaststroke.

Task 2: complete the table in your Task 2: complete the table in your worksheet.worksheet.

Choose a Skill

SWIMMING

Techniques

Backstroke

Front Crawl

Butterfly

Table Table

Skill Skill Technique 1Technique 1 Technique 2Technique 2 Technique 3Technique 3

Passing Passing (basketball)(basketball)

Chest passChest pass

Front crawlFront crawl Back crawlBack crawl breaststrokebreaststroke

Basic and complex skillsBasic and complex skills

Running, jumping and floating on your Running, jumping and floating on your back in the water are examples of simple orback in the water are examples of simple or basic basic skills.skills.

Other motor skills are Other motor skills are complexcomplex. Meaning . Meaning skills which are difficult to master. For skills which are difficult to master. For instance, tennis serve, the high jump and the instance, tennis serve, the high jump and the butterfly in swimming.butterfly in swimming.

Reasons why skills can be complex:Reasons why skills can be complex: DANGEROUS OR PHYSICALLLY DANGEROUS OR PHYSICALLLY

DEMNADINGDEMNADING PERFROMED UNDER MORE PRESSUREPERFROMED UNDER MORE PRESSURE MANY SUB ROUTINES OR NUMBERS OF MANY SUB ROUTINES OR NUMBERS OF

MOVMENTMOVMENT IT MAY REQUIRE HIGHER LEVELS OF IT MAY REQUIRE HIGHER LEVELS OF

PERFORMANCE EG TIMING, BALANCE CO-PERFORMANCE EG TIMING, BALANCE CO-ORDINATIONORDINATION

Complex skills Complex skills

Task:Task:

Open and Closed skillsOpen and Closed skills

AnAn open skill open skill is one where your is one where your movements vary, depending in your movements vary, depending in your environment. For example on where your environment. For example on where your opponent is (netball) or on the wind opponent is (netball) or on the wind direction (sailing).direction (sailing).

A A closed skill closed skill is one where the movements is one where the movements are always exactly the same. They do not are always exactly the same. They do not depend on the environment.depend on the environment.

Open or closed?Open or closed?

Skill and PerformanceSkill and Performance

Each attempt at a skill is a performance.Each attempt at a skill is a performance. The more skilful you are, the better your The more skilful you are, the better your

performance is likely to be. But it does not depend performance is likely to be. But it does not depend only on skill. only on skill.

It is also affected by other factors. If you are It is also affected by other factors. If you are feeling nervous or tired, or the weather is too hot, feeling nervous or tired, or the weather is too hot, your performance may suffer. Open skills depend your performance may suffer. Open skills depend on what’s around you, they are affected by more on what’s around you, they are affected by more factors than closed skills are. For example the factors than closed skills are. For example the actions of your team-mates or opposition.actions of your team-mates or opposition.