Edexcel GCSE PE sport psychology overview quiz quiz

A closed skill

A basic skill only

An open skill

A low-organisation skill only

A tackle in a rugby match

A pass in a game of netball

A dribble in open football play

A free throw in basketball

Requires judgement and coordination of many body parts

Needs very little thought or concentration at all to do

Is always performed completely alone with no opponent

Involves no decision-making by the performer at all

Practice that is broken up with frequent rest periods

Continuous practice with little or no rest

Practising the skill in constantly changing conditions

Practising only the very easiest skills available

Massed practice

Fixed practice only here

Distributed practice

No practice at all

Closed skills that always use exactly the same set movement

Only complete beginners who are just starting out

Skills that never change from one attempt to the next

Open skills that must be adapted to changing situations

Measurable

Motivating

Manageable

Maximum

It makes the goal completely impossible to ever achieve at all in the end

It sets a deadline that drives effort and gives a point to review

It removes any need to measure progress along the way at all

It only ever applies to elite athletes and not to beginners

Verbal guidance only

No guidance

Visual guidance

Mechanical guidance only

A coach watching from the sideline

The scoreboard at the side of the pitch

The crowd cheering or booing at the player

The performer's own feel of the movement

Concurrent

Terminal

Extrinsic only

Delayed

Intrinsic, concurrent feedback

Extrinsic, terminal feedback

No feedback

Only negative feedback

Doing some stretching exercises before taking part

Cooling down and recovering after the exercise ends

Picturing a skill or performance in the mind before doing it

Carefully reading through all of the written rules of the sport

Provides no mental benefit whatsoever to the performer before the big event ahead

Increases the risk of the performer picking up a serious injury

Completely replaces the need to do any regular training at all

Prepares the performer mentally by focusing attention and building confidence