2. Skills and techniques

3. Skill All of us have different skills. In sports, special skills are required to perform well and effectively. Task : In your own words, write a sentence to describe the meaning of skill.

4. Definition of Skill: “The learned ability to bring about pre- determined results with maximum certainty; Often with the minimum outlay of time energy or both” B Knapp, 1963

5. Think about these phrases: Learned ability. Skill is something you learn. You are not born with it. You improve with practice Learned ability. Skill is something you learn. You are not born with it. You improve with practice Pre-determined result.You have an aim you set out to achieve Pre-determined result.You have an aim you set out to achieve Maximum certainty. You are very likely to be successful. A skilful athlete can perform a movement successfully time after time. Maximum efficiency. You perform the movement smoothly, without wasting any energy or time.

6. In other words: Skill means you can perform and activity or movement to get exactly the result you intended, without wasting time or energy.

7. Choose a Skill SWIMMING Techniques Backstroke Front Crawl Butterfly

8. Skill /Techniques A skill describes the purpose of linked sequences of movement. A skill describes the purpose of linked sequences of movement. Technique describes the way of performing a skill. For example swimming would be a skill, the technique of swimming would be front crawl, back crawl or breaststroke. Technique describes the way of performing a skill. For example swimming would be a skill, the technique of swimming would be front crawl, back crawl or breaststroke. Task 2: complete the table in your worksheet. Task 2: complete the table in your worksheet.

9. Table Skill Technique 1 Technique 2 Technique 3 Passing(basketball) Chest pass Front crawl Back crawl breaststroke

10. STANDARD GRADE Q’S Choose two different physical activities and two different skills. State the techniques used to perform each skill and explain why you chose it. Choose two different physical activities and two different skills. State the techniques used to perform each skill and explain why you chose it. 1. Activity------------------------------ 1. Activity------------------------------ Skill------------------------------------- Skill------------------------------------- Technique------------------------------ Technique------------------------------ Explain why this technique was chosen------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Explain why this technique was chosen------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------

11. Basic and complex skills Running, Running, jumping and floating on your back in the water are examples of simple or or basic skills. Other Other motor skills are complex. complex. Meaning skills which are difficult to master. For instance, tennis serve, the high jump and the butterfly in swimming.

12. Reasons why skills can be complex: DANGEROUS OR PHYSICALLLY DEMANDING DANGEROUS OR PHYSICALLLY DEMANDING PERFORMED UNDER MORE PRESSURE PERFORMED UNDER MORE PRESSURE MANY SUB ROUTINES OR NUMBERS OF MOVEMENT MANY SUB ROUTINES OR NUMBERS OF MOVEMENT IT MAY REQUIRE HIGHER LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE EG TIMING, BALANCE CO- ORDINATION IT MAY REQUIRE HIGHER LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE EG TIMING, BALANCE CO- ORDINATION Complex skills

13. Task: