In order to effectively execute a weighted push pass into space in field hockey, skill acquisition is essential. Skill acquisition is defined as the ability of an athlete to experience, learn and refine their motor skills in an effort to perform any physical activity. Skill acquisition varies with every athlete, thus meaning their learning requirements are different and depicted by their stage of learning. For an athlete to successfully perform this discrete skill, it is fundamental the output is to the advantage of the receiver (study, 2016). This can be perceived by the athlete receiving internal, external feedback. Trained athletes will have a greater kinesthetic sense, which refers to the proprioceptors recognising and correct mistakes
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It is evident the elite athlete anticipated his surroundings using signal detection, to identify cues such as the location of open space in relation to their position and the position of the opposition (figure 1.1, box 1). By the elite athlete recognising these cues earlier and from past experiences, he was able to replicate the skill and process the relevant information quicker using selective attention. This allowed the athlete to isolate the relevant cues and remove the irrelevant cues such as noise projected from the crowd. Thus, resulting in the athlete’s ability to rapidly to process the relevant cues and effectively execute the skill. This demonstrated the characteristic of ‘All the time in the word’, as he provided additional time to execute the correct technique. This in turn, provided more time for a psychological refractory period (PRP), which may be caused by an internal or external factor such as defenders cutting the line of the pass or becoming …show more content…
Likewise, decision making is affected by factors such as noise which could inhabit affects the athlete’s ability to process information using selective attention (study, 2016). The primary factor affecting decision making is fatigue, as the decisions made are delivered from the brain to the working muscles via the nervous system. As the athletes begin to fatigue their effectiveness of their decision making is reduced as they often lose concentration and are unable to focus, thus resulting in slower information
It is evident the elite athlete anticipated his surroundings using signal detection, to identify cues such as the location of open space in relation to their position and the position of the opposition (figure 1.1, box 1). By the elite athlete recognising these cues earlier and from past experiences, he was able to replicate the skill and process the relevant information quicker using selective attention. This allowed the athlete to isolate the relevant cues and remove the irrelevant cues such as noise projected from the crowd. Thus, resulting in the athlete’s ability to rapidly to process the relevant cues and effectively execute the skill. This demonstrated the characteristic of ‘All the time in the word’, as he provided additional time to execute the correct technique. This in turn, provided more time for a psychological refractory period (PRP), which may be caused by an internal or external factor such as defenders cutting the line of the pass or becoming …show more content…
Likewise, decision making is affected by factors such as noise which could inhabit affects the athlete’s ability to process information using selective attention (study, 2016). The primary factor affecting decision making is fatigue, as the decisions made are delivered from the brain to the working muscles via the nervous system. As the athletes begin to fatigue their effectiveness of their decision making is reduced as they often lose concentration and are unable to focus, thus resulting in slower information