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Learn this properly: Classification of SkillsA coach is helping a complete beginner learn to perform a tennis serve — a skill towards the closed end of the open–closed continuum.
Discuss which types of guidance and types of feedback the coach should use to help this beginner learn the tennis serve effectively, justifying your choices. (6 marks)
Skills can be classified on the open–closed continuum, which is based on how much the environment affects the skill.
(a) Explain the difference between an open skill and a closed skill, giving one sporting example of each. (2 marks)
(b) State where a forward roll in gymnastics sits on the open–closed continuum, and give a reason. (2 marks)
A coach uses different types of feedback with different performers.
(a) Explain the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic feedback, and state which is more suitable for a beginner, giving a reason. (2 marks)
(b) State what is meant by knowledge of results as a type of feedback. (1 mark)
Setting SMART targets helps a performer to plan and stay motivated.
(a) State what the A and the R stand for in SMART targets, and explain why setting a target that is achievable is important for a performer's motivation. (2 marks)
(b) Give one example of a measurable target for a sprinter. (1 mark)
A coach is teaching a young beginner a brand-new skill and decides to use visual guidance.
State what is meant by visual guidance, and give one example of it being used in a coaching session. (2 marks)
A gymnast performs a cartwheel, which is difficult to break down into separate parts because it happens as one fluid, continuous movement.
Name where this skill sits on the low-organisation to high-organisation continuum. (1 mark)