Learning and Improving Skill and Technique (Leaving Cert Physical Education): Flashcards

Process of learning & retaining new skills

Permanent change in behaviour through practice

Cognitive, Associative, Autonomous

Understanding basics & required movements

Motor memories forming, performances becoming consistent

Automatic & highly consistent

Overtraining, boredom, ability level, poor coaching

Internal information received as performer executes skill

Provided by external sources during/after performance

Outcome-focused feedback on success of actions

Info on quality & technique of performance itself

Reinforces good performance by highlighting what was done well

Repeating same skill in stable, unchanging environment

Continuous with no rest vs practice with rest intervals

Modified games with specific rules to focus on certain skills