Skills & Techniques
 To
ensure we are prepared for a range of
questions
 To
identify the key content required in a
question
 Linked revision materials
• S&T Revision Presentation
• S&T Revision Booklet – Key Questions
• S&T Past Paper Questions
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Q1 Skill classification
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Q2 Data Gathering
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Q3 Describing a skill / Strengths & Weaknesses
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Q4 Methods of Practices
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Q5 Stage of Skill Learning
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Q6 Principles of Effective Practice
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Q7 Monitoring your training programme
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Q8 Feedback & Motivation
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Q9 Benefits of a Model Performer
Simple Skill
Complex Skill
Characteristics of a simple skill:
Characteristics of a complex skill:
Examples from badminton of Simple
Skills:
Examples from badminton of
Complex Skills:
Closed Skill
Open Skill
Characteristics of a closed skill:
Characteristics of an open skill
complex skill:
Example from badminton of Closed
Skills:
Example from badminton of Open
Skills:
General Data
Name of 1st test: Court Movement
Focus of obs. schedule:
Key word for description:
Key words for why appropriate:
What strength did you discover:
Name of 2nd test: Stroke Anlysis
Focus of obs. schedule:
Key word for description:
Key words for why appropriate:
What weakness did you discover:
Specific Data
Name of Open Test:
Focus of obs. schedule:
Key word for description:
Key words for why
appropriate:
What did data show:
Name of Closed Test:
Focus of obs. schedule:
Key word for description:
Key words for why
appropriate:
What did data show:
Name of test:
Focus of obs. schedule:
Key word for description:
Key words for why
appropriate:
What did data show:
Weakness
Strength
Name of Skill:
Name of Skill:
Open / Closed Skill:
Open / Closed Skill:
Simple Complex:
Simple Complex:
Purpose of Skill:
Purpose of Skill:
Subroutines compared to model
performer at
Subroutines similar to model performer
at
Preparation Stage:
Action Stage:
Recovery Stage:
Preparation Stage:
Action Stage:
Recovery Stage:
Negative effect on performance of skill:
Performance Examples:
Positive effect on performance of skill:
Performance Examples:
Conditioned
Games
Gradual Build Up
Define Method:
Stage of Learning:
Description of work:
Type of Feedback:
Define Method:
Description of work:
How did you know to progress:
Pressure Drills
Combination
Practice
Repetition
Practice
Shadow Practice
Define Method:
Stage of Learning:
Description of work:
Targets set:
Type of Feedback:
Define Method:
Stage of Learning:
Description of work:
Targets set:
Type of Feedback:
Define Method:
Stage of Learning:
Description of work:
Targets set:
Type of Feedback:
Gradual Build Up
Define Method:
Stage of Learning:
Description of work:
Targets set:
Type of Feedback:
Stage of Skill Learning:
Description of this
stage:
Type of work
carried out:
Appropriate
methods of
practice:
Example of work
undertaken:
Appropriate
methods of
practice:
Example of work
undertaken:
Appropriate
methods of
practice:
Example of work
undertaken:
Stage of Skill Learning:
Description of this
stage:
Type of work
carried out:
Stage of Skill Learning:
Description of this
stage:
Type of work
carried out:
Progression:
Why is progression important:
Work Rest:Ratio
Why is it important to consider work
rest:ratio:
Specific
Measurable
Define principle:
What did you have to consider:
How did you apply it:
Performance Example:
Define principle:
What did you have to consider:
How did you apply it:
Performance Example:
Achievable
Define principle:
What did you have to consider:
How did you apply it:
Performance Example:
Realistic
Define principle:
What did you have to consider:
How did you apply it:
Performance Example:
Timed
Define principle:
What did you have to consider:
How did you apply it:
Performance Example:
Why it’s
important to
monitor:
Methods used to
monitor:
Explain the
information
contained in your
training diary
Describe process
of retesting
Setting
measurable
targets
Why methods
used were
appropriate:
Used the
information from
monitoring to:
Internal Motivation
What is meant by internal
motivation:
Examples of how you used internal
motivation:
External Motivation
What is meant by external
motivation:
Why is it important:
How did you use external motivation
during your programme:
How does Target Setting link to
external motivation:
Example of Targets you set:
Internal Feedback
External Feedback
What is meant by internal feedback:
What is meant by external
feedback:
What types of external feedback are
there:
Why is external feedback so
important:
Give examples of how you used
external feedback at each stage of
skill learning:
At what stage of skill learning can it
be used:
Why can a beginner not rely on
internal feedback:
Specific aspect assessed:
How did you reassess:
Why was this necessary:
Result of training
programme on OHC
Evaluating affect on overall performance:
How did you
reassess overall
performance:
Why was this
necessary:
Affect on overall
badminton
performance:
Performance
examples of what
you can now do:
What are you able to
think about?
What special
qualities are you
able to use
Help when at the Cognitive
Stage of Skill Learning:
Why does a model
performer encourage you
to practice:
How can you use a model
performer to better
understand your own
performance: