PHED-1106EL Study Guide - Final Guide: Golgi Tendon Organ, Free Throw, Overtraining
12 Sep 2018
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Motor skill: skill for which the primary determinant of success is the quality of movement that the performer produces: ex: jumping, weight lifting, changing a tire. Cognitive skill: skill for which the primary determinant of success is the quality of the perfor(cid:373)er"s de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s regardi(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat to do: ex: playing chess, cooking a meal, coaching a sport. Some skills lie between the two as motor performance and decision-making are both important: ex: playing quarter-back, driving a car. Open skill: skill performed in an environment that is unpredictable or in motion: soccer, wrestling. Closed skill: skill that is performed in a predictable environment that is stationary: gymnastics, typing, cutting vegetables. Some skills can occur in a semi-predictable environment: walking a tightrope, steering a car, crossing the street. Individuals who are more proficient at performing skills typically demonstrate one or more of the following qualities: maximum certainty of goal environment, minimum energy expenditure, minimum movement time.
