Quick questions on Skill classification for VCE Physical Education Unit 3 AoS 1

This continuum describes how predictable the performance environment is.

This continuum describes the size and precision of the muscles used.

This continuum describes whether the skill has a clear beginning and end.

This continuum describes how general or specialised the movement is.

A complete classification places the skill on all four continua. Take three examples.

Closed (the player controls when to start, the ball is stationary, the environment is stable apart from wind). Gross with a fine finishing component (the whole body generates club-head speed, but contact precision is fine). Discrete (one clear start, one clear end).

Open (the environment is constantly changing). Gross (movement is whole-body, with running, jumping, tackling). Continuous (the play flows without obvious starts and ends).

Mostly closed (the routine is choreographed and performed in a stable environment, though arousal varies). Gross with fine elements (whole-body acrobatic skills with fine balance and posture finishes). Serial (a sequence of discrete skills strung together in a planned order).

Classify a 100 metre sprint on the open-closed, gross-fine, discrete-serial-continuous and fundamental-sport-specific continua. [4 marks]

Explain why a coach uses different practice structures for a goal kick from a set position versus snap-kicking under defensive pressure, referring to the open-closed continuum. [3 marks]

A coach is working with a 13 year old junior tennis player whose serve is unreliable. Suggest one fundamental motor skill that, if improved, would likely improve the serve and justify your choice. [2 marks]