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Defining a Skilled Performance
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What is skill defined as in relation to results and certainty?

Learned ability for predetermined results

What are proprioceptors in relation to kinaesthetic awareness?

Sensors in muscles, joints and tendons

How is anticipation developed in skilled performers?

Through experience in different scenarios

What does good technical execution help reduce in performers?

The risk of injury

What does 'fluent' mean as an indicator of skilled performance?

Smooth, graceful and effortless movements

What distinguishes 'economical' from 'efficient' as indicators?

Economical focuses on not wasting energy

A free throw in basketball is an example of which type of skill?

Closed skill

Which skill type involves large muscle groups and dynamic movements?

Gross skills

When a player is forced to pass rather than when they wish, this is:

An externally paced skill

What are psychomotor skills focused on?

Voluntary bodily movements for outcomes

What distinguishes perceptual skills from cognitive skills?

Perceptual interprets environment, cognitive solves problems

What is the fundamental difference between skills and abilities?

Skills are learned, abilities innate

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