Discrete Serial Continuous Self-Paced Externally- Paced GrossFine OpenClosed

WE ARE LEARNING TO... Be able to understand what a continuum is and why they are useful in sport Identify the different types of continuums and successfully apply them to sporting situations Recap on the different types of skills and abilities

RECAPPING ON PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE In small groups you will be given a laminated sheet with three questions. 1. Name your Sports Star? 2. What underlying abilities do they have? 3. What Skills do they have? 4. How does this help this in their sport? Answer these in relation to a sports star of your choice FEEDBACK TO THE CLASS!!!

A continuum is a link between two extremes that blend from one to the other gradually. We classify skills so that we can plan training and practices. It helps us to know how to teach different skills Classifying maybe described as ‘categorising’ or placing in a ‘class or group’

OPEN SKILLS -CLOSED SKILLS Affected by the environment (Unstable) Not affected by the environment Are unpredictablePredictable/habit Externally PacedSelf paced (performer in control) Predominantly perceptual (Adaptations can occur) Has a pre-learned pattern of movement No definite beginning or endingHas a definite beginning and ending Movement patterns must be adapted to suit the demands of the situation Low level of cognitive/perceptual skill EXAMPLE – Responding to the flight of the ball in Tennis EXAMPLE – Throwing a shot put

GROSS SKILLSFINE SKILLS Those involving large muscle movements Those using more intricate movements and small muscle groups Associated with power, strength and endurance Associated with accuracy and precision Little fine control requiredRequires good hand-eye co-ordination EXAMPLE – Kicking, throwing a shot put, jumping EXAMPLE – Archery, snooker Gross Fine

SELF PACEDEXTERNALLY PACED Performer is in control over the rate of the action Performer is not in control Performer decides when to initiate the action Controlled by the actions of others Not governed by the actions of others More open skills More closed skills EXAMPLE - PenaltyEXAMPLE – Hockey defender reacting to an attacker Externally- Paced Self-Paced

DISCRETESERIALCONTINUOUS Clear beginning and end Several discrete elements put together to make an integrated movement sequence No obvious beginning or ending A single skillThe order of discrete elements is important The end of one cycle is the beginning of the next Repetition of the same skill or movement Discrete Serial Continuous

Skills such as the triple jump may be classified on continua as open or closed, self paced or externally paced, gross or fine, or discrete serial or continuous. Classify the triple jump according to the above continua (6 marks)

You should now be able to.... Understand why we use continuums to classify activities in sport Successfully classify different activities and sporting actions on the four continuums studied