Characteristics Of The Learner

Front 1

personality

Back 1

- has a significant affect in all stages of skill acquisition
* confidence, motivation and positive outlook

- personality is important in things such as;
* willingness to try new sports

* more suited for a team or individual sport

* listen and respond to constructive criticism

Front 2

hereditary

Back 2

- genetic features can be of advantage

- muscle fibre types
* amount of slow/fast twitch fibres determine endurance based or power/speed sports

- body shape
* eto, endo, mesomorph determine towards success in sports

Front 3

prior experience

Back 3

- certain sports have similar characteristics, athlete can quickly adapt

- motor patterns
* basic action being performed previously being used again

Front 4

Ability

Back 4

- some people have natural ability at sports, shown in how fast they move through skill acquisition

* special awareness

* kinaesthetic sense
* tactical awareness