Motor skills
What skill has a clear beginning and end?
discrete!!
The similarities between distance and displacements?
Both measure how far a body has travelled
What is linear motion?
Linear motion is where all body parts are moving at the same speed in the same direction.
What is a skill acquisition?
How we learn and perform skills in any given sport or exercise!
It measures the path that has travelled from start to finish, regardless of the direction.
define mass
Mass is the total amount of matter in an object/person. Mass is constant and does not change.
What are the 3 different stages of learning?
. cognitive
. associative
. autonomous
It is defined as the change of position of how far it is from the initial position to the final position.
define weight
Weight is the force of gravity on an object.
What is the difference between gross and fine motor skills?
gross involves movement of major muscle groups and fine involves smaller muscle groups!
What is an example of distance?
The measurement of walking around the oval
define weight
your muscles generate force when they contract to lift an object.
Difference between open and closed?
Open skills require the athlete to be flexible and adapt to an constantly changing, unpredictable environment, whereas closed skills athletes have the greatest control of there performance in a predictable environment.
Example of displacement?
100 meters vs 400 meters.
WHAT IS BIOMECHANICS?
It is the science that studies living things from a mechanical perspective.