Skills & Techniques Tasks – Due 31-10-08

In order to complete the folowing questions you will have to read Chapters 1 & 2 of your workbook.

Homework One

1. Explain in your own words what a skill is.
2. Define what an open skill is an give an example to support your answer.
3. Define what a closed skill is and give an example to support your answer.
4. Place the skills below on the open/closed continuim then place the skills on the internally.externally paced continuium.
5. Using the same list of skills indicate whether you think they are continuous, serial or discrete

Football volley, hockey penalty flick, golf drive, basketball free throw, badminton smash, forward roll, rugby tackle, long jump, cycling and the pole vault.

Homework Two

Select an activity of your choice and describe in detail what you would expect to see in the performance of a highly skilled player, giving examples to back up your answer.