KINE 3020 : Second part of course (Mosher) Skilled Performance
10 Dec 2013
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Motor learning: this is the process involved in acquiring motor skills and the factors that promote or inhibit acquisition of these motor skills. A skill belongs to one of three categories: cognitive: this is the part this is going on in your head. No need for physical actions: perceptual: dealing with sensory stimuli, motor: quality of movement is important. It is the learned ability to bring about predetermined results with: The major difference between pro sports and lower level sports is the minimum time you have to perform an activity such as shooting a puck. Also, skilled performers often look lazy because they are so skilled at the activity that they outlay a minimum amount of energy. There is no such thing as innate ability! Rule of 10 says that it requires 10 years or 10,000 hours of practice in order to become a skilled performer. This is the distinction between ability and skill.
