a skill which is quickly learned as there are very few decisions to be made when performing the skill

a skill which requires a lot of focus and decision making to perform

skills affected by the environment and predominantly perceptual as they must be adapted to suit the environment. These are usually externally paced e.g. a pass within a game situation in football

skills that are performed in a predictable environment e.g. a player taking a line out in rugby

The difficulty and environmental continua

Physical education

This unit develops understanding of what skillful movement looks like and how it can be classified on different continua. It builds on the basic understanding that psychological factors can affect sporting performance in the same way physiological factors influence it.

Sport psychology: skill and ability

Put these skills in order from the most closed to most open in terms of environmental factors.

quickly learned as there are very few decisions to be made

requires a lot of decision making and high levels of coordination

skills affected by the environment and predominantly perceptual

skill performed in a predictable environment

Match the classification to its description.

Put these skills in order from most simple to most complex.

A skill which is complex is likely to have which of these characteristics?

Open skills are performed in environments which are ...

performing an action successfully on one occasion

repeating an action successfully almost every time

Which of the following makes you a skilful performer?

Match the sporting activity to the appropriate skill.

to randomly assign something to a category without any reason

to make something more complicated by adding unnecessary details

to eliminate something from a group entirely

to categorise something based on its characteristics

dribbling a ball around other people with losing it

Which order would most people learn the following skills in?

the weather conditions in a specific area at a given time.

a set of laws and regulations governing human activities and behaviours.

everything that surrounds us and influences our lives.

a collection of buildings and infrastructure that make up a city or town.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The difficulty and environmental continua

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.