Motor Learning
Skill
Voluntary goal-directed activity that we learn through practice or experience that requires movement of the body or a description of the quality of performance.
Classifications
Limitations
Difficult to classify skills in one
category as skills can be multiple
Precision
Fine skill
control of small muscles in body
Gross skill
control of large muscles in body
Organisation
Continuous skill
A repetitive skill
(running, swimming)
Discrete skill
A skill that has a beginning and end
specific skill (hitting, throwing)
Stability of environment
Open skill
Environment is constantly changing
Characteristics of motor skill learning
Improvement
Better performance over
time
Persistence
Retained performance over
time
Adaptability
Skill can be adapted to
match the situation
Stability
Learnt knowledge in performance
situation
Consistency
Performance is more consistent
in processing the movement
Characteristics
Goal direct
(They have a purpose)
Body movement
required movement
of the body
Learnt
Through practice or
experience
Voluntary
movement by individual
excluding involuntary (reflexes)
Types of motor skills
Fundamental
Leant when young providing a basis for
the development of specialised skills
Specialised
Advanced version of fundamental
or combination of fundamental skills
we apply to a certain sport