Transcript Defining Skill Live Show

“SKILL”
Characteristics of
SKILL
Watch the following clips of
these elite gymnasts.
Write a list of words that you think would best
describe the performances?
Characteristics cont......
There are many words that can be used to
describe a skilful performance. Did you come
up with the following:
EFFICIENT – the skill is well co-ordinated and appears
effortless. The unskilled performer will appear
much slower and more clumsy.
FLUENT – the skill is well timed and precise, movement is
controlled. The unskilled performer will appear jerky
and uncontrolled.
AESTHETIC – the skill is pleasing to the eye; the performer
looks very competent, whereas the unskilled
will look clumsy and unco-ordinated.
LEARNED – the skill has had to be practised over a period of
time. Learning means that it is more or less a
permanent change in behaviour and the skill can
be performed time after time! An unskilled
performance will be different and less successful.
GOAL DIRECTED – the skill will be aimed at achieving a set
result. The unskilled may not appreciate
what they are attempting to achieve or why.
FOLLOWS A TECHNICAL MODEL – We usually judge how good/skilful a
performance is by comparing to a perfect model. The unskilled performer
will have many discrepancies when compared to the perfect model.
Definition
• Knapp
“Skill is the learned ability to bring about
predetermined results with maximum
certainty, often with the minimum outlay
of time or energy or both”
You should be able to link this definition to many of the
characteristics we just identified!
Watch both of these performances list the
characterisitcs of skill you can see
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The perfect
dive
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Compare the two results
The amateur
dive
GCSE question – name three characteristics
of this skilful performance (3mks)
A Level question – Explain how this
skilful performance would differ to an
unskilful performance (12 mks).
TYPES of SKILL
• Think of a typical day, List all the skills that you perform
in that day. Try to group similar skills together into
different types of skill.
Queue for
Bus
(social)
Eating lunch
(social)
Answering
questions
(mental)
Walking /
Running
(physical)
TYPES of SKILL cont.....
In this study of PE we need to focus on specific types of
skill.
COGNITIVE SKILLS – these are sometimes referred to
as intellectual skills as they involve the thought process.
Can you think of any examples?
 Example would be working out tactics to use against
your opponents
PERCEPTUAL SKILLS – these skills involve the
detection and interpretation of information. Give an
example when you would use this in your sport?
 Interpreting information by deciding where/when and
how to pass or play the ball
MOTOR SKILLS – these skills involve controlled
Muscular movement with a set goal. Give an example?
 Running, Jumping and Swimming
GIVE EXAMPLES OF EACH IN YOUR CHOSEN SPORT
As you may have noticed it is difficult to be definite as
many activities have elements of more than one type
of skill. This leads us to consider another type of skill
that is very important in the study of PE and Sport.
PERCEPTUAL MOTOR or PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS
Skills that we use in PE have elements of cognitive,
perceptual and motor skills. They involve thinking,
detecting, and interpreting information as well as
performing muscular movement
Types of Skill – Quiz