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IAAF CECS Level I Lecturers Course

Skills Teaching


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SKILLS TEACHINGSKILLS TEACHING

Correct moves done at the correct timeLittle visible efort, physiologically

ecientunhurried, highly co!ordinated actions

capable o" speed and accuracy

consistency and smoothness o"movement

the desired results are achieved


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Techniques and SkillsTechniques and Skills

Techni#ues are the basic buildingblocks o" skilled per"ormances$

Techni#ues are simply the mostecient %ay o" solving a physical task$

Types o" skills& '(open(( or '(closed((

Simple )s Comple* Skills

'( +hat is a simple skill "or one personmay be a comple* skill "or another((


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Skill LearningSkill Learning

Stages o" Learning& Three stages o"Learning&

$ The -eginning Stage&

The thinking stage ! %orking out %hat to do

.$ the intermediate stage

The learning stage / trying out %ays o" doing

it0$ The Advanced Stage

The skilled stage / per"orming the skill


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The Beginning StageThe Beginning Stage

The coach can help the beginner inlearning a ne% skill by&

-rie1y talking about the skill to belearned

2emonstrating and e*plaining the skill

3sing a teaching method that allo%sthe beginner to per"orm the skill %ellenough to begin practising it


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The Intermediate StageThe Intermediate Stage

2eveloped by regular practice in orderto enrich the motor programme that%as initiated in the beginning stage

Athletes need to be motivated to learnand to kno% i" %hat they are doing iscorrect$

To have a correct "eedbackThere is no set timetable "or the

intermediate stage$


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The Advanced StageThe Advanced Stage

In this stage, athletes are able to maintaina high level o" per"ormance under avariety o" competition!like environments$

Athletes are con4dent, have a goodunderstanding and '"eel( their skills 5theyare able to evaluate themselves moreefectively$

This stage is also depending on otherbiomotor abilities such as speed andstrength$



Summary o" skills learningSummary o" skills learning

Since the prcess ! learning cannt "e seen directl#$ skilllearning is assessed "# "serving changes in skill per!rmance

Skill learning is a cntinuus prcess ! % stages& "eginning$intermediate and advanced Learning a ne' skill invlves cm"ining previusl# learned

mvement patterns 'ith ne' mvement patterns Learning creates a mtr prgramme$ a set ! instructins !r

per!rming the ne' skill(

The main cncern ! teaching during the "eginning stage is tcmmunicate in general terms h' t per!rm the ne' skill suchthat the mtr prgramme ma# "egin t develp

The main cncern ! teaching during the intermediate stage !learning is t structure practice cnditins and prvide !eed"ackthat assists develpment ! the mtr prgramme

As athletes prceed thrugh the intermediate stage ! learningthe# develp a )*!eeling** !r the crrectl# per!rmed skill The main cncern ! teaching during the advanced stage is

designing e+ective practice cnditins and mtivating athletes tcntinue t learn

,eaching the advanced stage ! learning des nt mean that skill

learning is -nished( It means that the limits are "eing apprachedand that learning must cntinue i! the limits are t "e reached



.ethds ! Teaching Simple Skills.ethds ! Teaching Simple Skills

A simple sports skill is one that an individual canper"orm %ith very little practice$ The ease o" learningis usually a result o" the simplicity o" the skill$

6enerally 789 o" learning takes place through %hatis seen$

Care should be taken to label a skill as simple only%hen beginners ac#uire it #uickly and easily

Sometimes %hat appears simple "or you is comple*"or others$

There are t%o approaches commonly used inteaching simple skills& The imitation method The demonstration : e*planation : practice : correction

method



The Imitatin .ethdThe Imitatin .ethd

Simple imitation is o"ten the best %ayto learn$

It re#uires the athlete to "ocus on %hat

is to be imitated or copied, '( +atchthis; try it(($ I" the imitation isaccurate this should be con4rmed,'(



/emnstratin 0 E1planatin 0/emnstratin 0 E1planatin 0

2ractice0 Crrectin .ethd2ractice0 Crrectin .ethd

This method involves the "ollo%ing > steps

$ 2emonstration %ith a brie" e*planation

.$ Allo% time "or practice$ ?bserve care"ully,looking "or correct actions and commonerrors$

0$ @rovide in"ormation %hile practicecontinues$ I" you must stop practice andcon4rm correct actions and i" necessary

make suggestions to correct errors$>$ Allo% "urther practice and correct in more

detail, i" needed



Simple skill learningSimple skill learning

Demonstration

Explanation

IdentifyErrors

ConfirmCorrect parts

Practice



.ethd ! Teaching Cmple1 Skills.ethd ! Teaching Cmple1 Skills

Comple* skills are actions or movementsthat an individual cannot easily learn bythe methods used "or simpler skills$

To be an efective coach you need to beable to evaluate the beginner athletes andsimpli"y the skill to their level$

There are t%o commonly used approachesto teaching comple* skills&

Shaping

Chaining



Shaping a Cmple1 SkillShaping a Cmple1 Skill

.aking the 3hle Actin Simpler.aking the 3hle Actin Simpler

Shaping is a %ord used to describethe %ay people learn to do a %idevariety o" things$ It is similar to the

%ay a sculptor begins %ith ashapeless lump o" clay and graduallyshapes it into a 4gure$ The "orm o" a

skill takes shape gradually in thesame %ay$


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Shaping a Cmple1 SkillShaping a Cmple1 Skill

Shaping can be described as "ollo%s&brie1y demonstrate and e*plain the completeskill to be learned3se a simpli4ed, or incomplete version o" the%hole skill that includes the most importantactions and is something the learners can besuccess"ul atAllo% practice o" the simpli4ed skill

6radually change the tasks so that the %hole skillis shaped into a reasonable e*ample o" the4nished product through practiceEncourage athletes %ho are having problems totry in other, simpler %ays$

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