Physical Education A-Level
Open skill
What Open skill means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Open skill
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Reference: AQA
A skill performed in an unpredictable, changing environment where the performer must adapt to external factors such as opponents, teammates, weather or surface.
Topics that use Open skill
- Skill, skill continuums and transfer of skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bilateral transfer
- Classification of skills
- Continuum placement and justification
- Discrete–serial–continuous continuum
- Goal-directed behaviour
- High and low organisation
- Muscle-group size
- Negative transfer
Using Open skill in the exam
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