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A-LEVEL PE (OCR): PAPER 2 - Classification of Skills

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These flashcards describe the six classification continua used to categorize motor skills—difficulty, environmental, pacing, muscular, continuity, and organisation. They also explain the difference between simple and complex skills, focusing on the amount of decision-making and judgments required during performance.

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What are the different classification continua (6) ?

  • difficulty

  • environmental

  • pacing

  • muscular

  • continuity

  • organisation

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Definition

What are the different classification continua (6) ?

  • difficulty

  • environmental

  • pacing

  • muscular

  • continuity

  • organisation...

What skills are on the DIFFICULTY continua ?

simple - complex

What are SIMPLE SKILLS ?

  • little decision making

- few judgements

What are COMPLEX SKILLS ?

HOCKEY - mid-field pass

SIMPLE SKILL : EXAMPLE

SWIMMING - sprint start

What skills are on the ENVIRONMENTAL continua ?

open - closed

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A-LEVEL PE (OCR): PAPER 2 - Classification of Skills
TermDefinition

What are the different classification continua (6) ?

  • difficulty

  • environmental

  • pacing

  • muscular

  • continuity

  • organisation

What skills are on the DIFFICULTY continua ?

simple - complex

What are SIMPLE SKILLS ?

  • little decision making

- few judgements

What are COMPLEX SKILLS ?

HOCKEY - mid-field pass

SIMPLE SKILL : EXAMPLE

SWIMMING - sprint start

What skills are on the ENVIRONMENTAL continua ?

open - closed

What are OPEN SKILLS ?

  • affected by environment

  • movements have to be adapted

  • externally paced

What are CLOSED SKILLS ?

  • not affected by environment

  • habitual

  • self-paced

OPEN SKILLS : EXAMPLE

FOOTBALL - pass based on position of defenders

CLOSED SKILLS : EXAMPLE

TENNIS - serve

What skills are on the PACING continua ?

self-paced - externally-paced

What are SELF-PACED SKILLS ?


  • performer controls rate

  • proaction

  • usually closed

What are EXTERNALLY-PACED SKILLS ?

  • environment controls rate of performance

  • involves a reaction

  • usually open

SELF-PACED SKILLS : EXAMPLE

ATHLETICS - javelin throw

EXTERNALLY-PACED SKILLS : EXAMPLE

BADMINTON - serve

What skills are on the MUSCULAR INVOLVEMENT continua ?

gross - fine

What are GROSS SKILLS ?

  • large muscle movement

- not precise

What are FINE SKILLS ?

  • small muscle groups

  • intricate movements

  • hand-eye coordination

GROSS SKILLS : EXAMPLE

ATHLETICS - shot-put

FINE SKILLS : EXAMPLE

SNOOKER

What skills are on the CONTINUITY continua ?

discrete - serial - continuous

What are DISCRETE SKILLS ?

  • clear beginning and end

- single specific skill

What are SERIAL SKILLS ?

  • several discrete elements which are put together

- sequence of movements

What are CONTINUOUS SKILLS ?

  • no obvious beginning or end

| - end of one cycle is beginning of next

DISCRETE SKILLS : EXAMPLE

HOCKEY - penalty flick

SERIAL SKILLS : EXAMPLE

ATHLETICS - triple jump

CONTINUOUS SKILLS : EXAMPLE

CYCLING

What skills are on the ORGANISATION continua ?

high organisation - low organisation

What are HIGH ORGANISATION SKILLS ?

difficult to split sub-routines


HIGH ORGANISATION SKILLS : EXAMPLE

BASKETBALL - dribbling

What are LOW ORGANISATION SKILLS ?

easy to split up sub-routines

LOW ORGANISATION SKILLS : EXAMPLE

TENNIS - serve

What is ATTENTIONAL WASTAGE ?

performer's concentration can be MISDIRECTED to IRRELEVANT CUES