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Coaching and Skill Classification

Transfer of skills

  • 3 things to know
  • Component 2

Overview

Positive, negative, zero and bilateral transfer, proactive and retroactive transfer, promoting positive transfer, realistic practice, reducing negative transfer, fundamental movement skills and the basketball player's weaker hand.

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Key term

What is meant by transfer of skill?

Key term

What is positive transfer?

Key term

What is negative transfer?

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  1. 1

    What is meant by transfer of skill?

    Model answer

    Transfer is the influence that learning or practising one skill has on the learning or performance of another.

  2. 2

    What is positive transfer?

    Model answer

    Positive transfer occurs when learning one skill helps the learning or performance of another. An overarm throw learned in cricket helps a learner develop the javelin throw.

  3. 3

    What is negative transfer?

    Model answer

    Negative transfer occurs when one skill hinders the learning or performance of another. A tennis player's firm wrist can hinder the flexible wrist action of a badminton shot.

  4. 4

    What is zero transfer?

    Model answer

    Zero transfer occurs when one skill has no effect on another, because the two share no common elements. Learning breaststroke has no effect on a golf putt.

  5. 5

    What is bilateral transfer?

    Model answer

    Bilateral transfer is the transfer of a skill from one limb to the other. A footballer who can kick well with the right foot finds learning with the left foot easier.

  6. 6

    Define proactive transfer.

    Model answer

    Proactive transfer is the effect of a skill learned earlier on a skill learned later. A child's throwing skill from rounders influences learning to throw in from the outfield in cricket.

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