Review the classification of skills, highlighting the differences between individual, coactive and interactive skills.

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REVIEW THE CLASSIFICATION OF SKILLS, HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL, COACTIVE AND INTERACTIVE SKILLS

 

What is Skill?

  • Skill is learned. It is the result of practice and experience.
  • Skill is goal directed and purposeful. It results in an end product.
  • A skilled player consistently achieves their goals.
  • Skill results in movement that is economic and efficient, in terms of time or energy.
  • Skill results in movements that are fluent and aesthetic.

Classification of Skill:
There are different types of skill - these are as follows:

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The classifications that sport psychologists or coaches choose to use depend on what aspect of learning or performance they want to analyse.

We consider here a classification system with seven elements: body involvement, environmental requirements, continuity, pacing, difficulty, organisation and interaction.

Each of these elements can be thought of as a continuum. This means that two ends of the continuum are opposites and there is a gradual change in characteristics from one end to the other.

In preparing a performer for competition, coaches might need to consider the nature of the interactions between competitors and the extent to which the opposition ...

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