Starter quiz
- Sports psychology is the study of ...
- the body and how it affects performance.
- the brain and how it affects performance. ✓
- the gut and how it affects performance.
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- Which of the following is not an area of psychology?
- thinking and memory
- arousal and focus
- personality
- stress management and positive mindset
- the muscular system ✓
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- A warm up before competition helps our psychological state by ...
- calming the nerves of some players. ✓
- increasing the arousal of some players. ✓
- getting some players 'in the zone'. ✓
- reducing blood flow to the working muscles.
- reducing breathing rate.
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- Which of the following are examples of skills from different sports?
- tennis serve ✓
- chest pass in netball ✓
- a penalty pass in hockey ✓
- a resting heart rate below 60 BPM
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- Place the following in the correct logical order from least to most experienced performer.
- 1⇔Beginner
- 2⇔Improver
- 3⇔Advanced
- 4⇔Expert
- 5⇔GOAT (greatest of all time)
- Which of the following would you expect to see in the skilful execution of a sporting movement or technique?
- consistency ✓
- accuracy ✓
- always successful
- fluency ✓
- confusion
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Exit quiz
- What part of your body is responsible for decision making?
- the brain ✓
- the heart
- the lungs
- the central nervous system
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- Which of the following key terms are characteristics of a skilful movement?
- fluent ✓
- unpredictable
- aesthetically pleasing ✓
- effortless
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- When a performance looks beautiful it is known as ______ pleasing.
- 'aesthetically' ✓
- Match the following examples from golf to the 5 characteristics of skilful movement.
- fluent⇔smooth golf swing ✓
- pre-determined⇔the ball goes where intended ✓
- aesthetic⇔the swing looks beautiful/stylish ✓
- co-ordinated⇔both arms, the torso and legs combine to produce the swing ✓
- efficient⇔the ball goes a long way without wasted effort ✓
- Match the following definitions.
- motor skill⇔a function that involves specific movements to perform a certain task ✓
- skilful⇔fluent, co-ordinated, efficient, accurate and aesthetically pleasing ✓
- aesthetically pleasing⇔something that is visually attractive or appealing to the senses ✓
- co-ordinated⇔using multiple body parts effectively ✓
- It is known as ______ when you experience a catastrophic drop in performance in a big competition.
- 'choking' ✓
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Key learning points
- Skill refers to the learned ability to bring about predetermined results with maximum certainty.
- A motor skill is a function that involves specific movements of the body's muscles to perform a certain task.
- Skilful movement is efficient, pre-determined, co-ordinated, fluent and aesthetically pleasing.
Common misconception
Performance in sport is entirely down to physiological capabilities such as speed, strength and technique.
Psychological factors such as confidence, motivation and learned behaviours from similar experiences in the past have as much impact on performance sport as the level of skill players have.
Keywords
Motor skill - a function that involves specific movements of the body's muscles to perform a certain task. These tasks could include walking, running, or riding a bike
Skilful movement - a fluent and co-ordinated movement which is efficient, technically accurate and aesthetically pleasing
Aesthetically pleasing - something that is visually attractive or appealing to the senses
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