PE-Psychological and social principles(paper 2)-Classification Continuums(3.2.1)
What are the 4 Classification Continuums for skills?
Muscular involvement
Pacing
Environmental influence
Continuity
What is the Muscular Involvement continuum?
This looks at the precision of the movement.
whether the muscles involved are Fine or Gross.
What is a fine muscle movement? Give an example.
involves small muscle groups and intericate movements.
focuses on small bodily movements -accuracy and efficiency.
example in sport: throwing a dart and snooker shot.
What is a gross muscle movement? Give an example.
involves large muscle movements/groups
major bodily movements with little concern for precision.
strength, power and endurance.
Example in sport: running, swimming, rugby tackle.
What is a pacing continuum?
the level of control you have over when the movement starts.
it is either self-paced or externally-paced.
What does self-paced mean? Give an example.
when the performer determines when the movement/skill starts and the rate at which it proceeds.
Examples in sport: shot put, free throw in basketball, trampolining sequence.