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What is motor ability?

An ability that is specifically related to the performance of a motor skill

Athletes have a high level of motor ability

What is ability

A general trait or capacity of a person

What aspects can contribute to the development of a motor ability?

• genetic contribution

• motivation (energize and direct person)

• neurological differences

• learning style

genetic contribution

• not one, but many different motor abilities

• larger build more capacity to build muscle

• fast and slow twitch fibers

Motivation (energize and direct person)

intrinsic and extrinsic

Neurological differences

• developmental readiness

• aging, disease, damage

Learning style

visual, auditory, kinesthetic

What does the General Motor ability Hypothesis state

• All motor abilities are highly related to each other

• A person can be described as having an overall amount of general motor ability

• if ur good at it, youre and athlete

• A lot of motor ability and ur good at everything

Give an example of how this theory may apply to an all start athlete

What does the Specificity of Motor Abilities Hypothesis state?

• All motor abilities are relatively independent

• A person’s motor ability can be described only by a profile of amounts of each of several specific motor abilities

Give an example of how this theory apply to an all start athlete

Which hypothesis is supported by research?

Specificity of Motor Abilities Hypothesis

Fleishman’s Perceptual Motor Abilities

Can describe the skill in complex motor activities in terms of the abilities that underlie performance

Perceptual Motor Abilities 11

Multilimb Coordination

Ability to coordinate movement of a number of limb simultaneously

Control Precision

Ability to make rapid and precise movement adjustments of control devices

Response Orientation

Ability to make a rapid selection of controls to be moved

Reaction Time

Ability to respond rapidly to a signal

Speed Arm Movement

Ability to rapidly make gross, discrete arm movement

Rate Control

Ability to time continuous anticipatory movement adjustments to speed and direction of a continuously moving object

Manual Dexterity

Ability to make skillful arm - hand movements to manipulate large objects under speeded conditions

Finger Dexterity

Ability to make skillful, controlled manipulations to tiny objects using fingers

Arm-hand Steadiness

Ability to make precise arm hand positioning movements where strength and speed are minimized

Wrist/Finger Speed

Ability to make rapid and repetitive movements with he hand and fingers

Aiming

Ability to rapidly and accurately move the hand to a small target

Fleishman’s Taxonomy

Static Strength

Maximum force a person can exert against external objects

Dynamic Strength

Muscular endurance used in exerting force repeatedly

Explosive strength

Ability to mobilize energy effectively for bursts of muscular effort

Trunk Strength

Strength of the trunk muscles

Extent Flexibility

Ability to flex of stretch the trunk and back muscles

Dynamic Flexibility

Ability to make repeated, rapid trunk flexing movements

Gross Body Coordination

Ability to coordinate the action of several parts of the body while in motion

Gross Body Equilibrium

Ability to maintain balance without visual cues

Stamina

Capacity to sustain maxium efforts requiring cardiovascular effort

Additional Motor Abilities

Static Balance

Ability to maintain postural stability on a stable surface, not engaged in locomotor activities

Dynamic Balance

Ability to maintain postural stability on a moving surface, engaged in locomotor abilities

Visual Acuity

Ability to see clearly and precisely

Visual Tracking

Ability to visually follow a moving object

Eye hand or eye foot coordination

Ability to perform skill requiring vision and the precise use of the hands or feet

Evaluating Motor Abilities

• Predict future performance

• Evaluate performance

• Evalute effectivness of an intervention

• Evaluate rehabilitation progress

• Evaluate motor development

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