Motor Learning reveiw

Which options best describe a simple skill

• Transferable across a wide variety of sports

• Requires a lot of practice

• Predominantly Gross Muscle movement

• Requires a combination of skills or an element of Fine Motor control

Fine Motor skills...

• Use small muscle groups

• Are not very precise

• Involve a high level of hand-eye coordination

• Include many fundamental movement patterns

A Closed skill...

• Takes place in a stable, predictable environment, where the performer knows what to do and when

• Are predominantly internally paced

• Are predominantly externally paced

• Requires the performer to adapt to skills to different situations

The first stage of learning is...

• Cognitive

• Associative

• Autonomous

In the Cognitive Stage of learning poeple have...

• A focus on every aspect of performance

• The ability to fix small errors

• A slow jerky, uncoordinated performance

• A focus on every aspect of performance

In the Associative stage of learning...

• Learners become more consistent

• Learners are able to anticipate the movements required in a game

• Learners are able to React quicker

• Learners are able to Anticipate opponents movements

In the Autonomous Stage of learning learners can...

• Perform the skill without thinking

• Screen out relevant information

• Make adjustments to skill performance depending on situational demands

• Become more coordinated and able to focus on important information

Please explain why playing the piano is a Fine Motor skill

Describe what a person in the Associative Stage of learning would like during gameplay

Tell me if a conversion in football is an Open or Closed skill and why