2018 Motor Learning & Coaching Test (35 marks)

This section has 11 questions. Answer all questions. Answer the five (5) Multiple-Choice
questions on the separate Multiple-choice answer Sheet provided. Write your answers to the Short
Answer and Extended Answer questions in the spaces provided in this Question/Answer Booklet.
Wherever possible, confine your answers to the line spaces provided. Use a blue or black pen (not
pencil) for this section.

Spare pages are included at the end of this booklet. They can be used for planning your responses
and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer.

Suggested working time: 50 minutes.

Multiple Choice (5 marks)

1. Completing a number of discrete skills in a sequence is best defined as:
(a) A serial skill such as a gymnastics floor routine
(b) A serial skill such as a round-off in gymnastics
(c) A continuous skill such as a diver performing a two and a half somersault dive
(d) A continuous skill such as a two-minute dance routine

2. Which of the following provides the best example of an athlete utilising proprioceptive cues to
improve their performance?
(a) A cricket batsman changing his shot last minute after seeing the ball pitch (land)
shorter than expected
(b) A Formula One driver taking a wide line into a corner after seeing dirt and debris on the
inside of the upcoming corner
(c) A snowboarder adjusting their body position and plantar flexing their ankles during a
turn to avoid falling
(d) An AFL ruckman deliberately tapping the ball backwards after hearing a teammates
call

3. Elite rowers often train with special headsets that provide real-time video footage of their
stroke in comparison to their teammates. The benefit of this footage is:
(a) the terminal feedback they receive about their rowing technique
(b) the concurrent feedback they receive about their rowing technique
(c) the visual feedback they receive about their rowing technique
(d) both b) and c)

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4. The sensory system is responsible for which phase of information processing during skill
performance?
(a) input
(b) output
(c) processing
(d) both a) and b)

5. After a comprehensive victory, tennis coach Roger sat down with his player and said, “He
had no answer for your backhand approach shot, we have worked on this in practice so don’t
be afraid to use it more”. Roger was providing feedback for the purpose of:
(a) constructive criticism
(b) changing performance
(c) reinforcement
(d) motivation

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Short Answer (20 marks)

Question 6 (6 marks)

Motor skills can be classified according to a number of different factors, including the amount of
muscle involvement and the effects of the environment.

(a) Explain the difference between gross and fine motor skills and provide a volleyball example
of each.

(3 marks)

(b) Explain the difference between open and closed motor skills and provide a soccer
example of each.

(3 marks)

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Question 7 (2 marks)

Other than proprioceptive, identify a type of cue that a tennis player would utilise to improve their
performance and give a specific example.

Question 8 (4 marks)

Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry is one of the best 3-point shooters in
the NBA. On one occasion after shooting, he began to high five a team mate before
the ball had even travelled through the ring.

(a) Identify and explain the type of feedback Steph relied on in this situation.

_____

(2marks)

(b) Identify one type of feedback that Steph’s teammates could provide to him and give a
specific example

_____

______

(2marks)

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 Question 9 (4 marks)

The image below shows a hockey goal keeper defending a penalty corner. The attacking team
passes the ball to the top of the circle, where a forward will hit or flick the ball towards the goal. The
success of the goal keeper will depend on how efficiently he can progress through the four phases
of information processing.

Complete the diagram below by identifying the name of phases 2 and 3 and describing exactly
what the goal keeper would need to do in both of these phases.

Phase 1 – Input

Explanation

Goal keeper uses senses of sight and

sound to identify the cues in the
environment

Phase 4 – Feedback
Phase 2 ________________
Explanation
Explanation
Goal keeper receives information
about his performance (ie ball goes in
goal or is saved)

Phase 3 ___________________

Explanation

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Question 10 (4 marks)

Four-time AFL premiership player Luke Hodge is nearing the end of his playing career. He
mentioned in a recent interview that when he retires, he is looking forward to coaching his own
children’s junior football team. Other than age, explain two individual differences that Luke will
need to consider when coaching his children’s team and explain how he would have to alter
training to cater for these differences.

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Extended Answer (10 marks)

Question 11 (10 marks)

The three golfers pictured below are in different phases of their golf career. The child pictured on
the left is attempting to hit a golf ball for the first time, the recreational golfer pictured in the middle
is working to improve his game, while the adult pictured to the right is playing in a professional
tournament.

According
to the Fitts and Posner model of skill learning, explain the three phases a golfer would move
through as they progress from beginner level through to professional. In your response, identify the
performance characteristics and type of feedback the learner would require in each phase to
maximise their skill learning. Also identify the phase you would expect the golfer to spend the
shortest amount of time in.

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