Skill Acquisition in Sport
Task 1
Chosen Athletes:
The two athletes I have chosen are Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Playing for the Chicago Bulls
for the NBA.
Michael Jordan:
Michael Jordan was an NBA player for the Chicago bulls playing in the shooting guard position. In his
career he totalled 6 championship rings for the Bulls, 5 most valuable player of the season awards,
14x all start appearances and many other achievements that were highly noticed.
A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2NCcSxKLY
B C
D E
Why Is Michael Jordan a skilled performer?
Michael Jordan is a skilled performer because in the shown images and video it is clear to see that he
can perform a variety of skills at the most elite level competition. He outranks other fellow athletes
with his athleticism. He can shoot the ball very well, dribble around defenders, pass to the open man
for the best shot attempt in the shot clock, make the right choices in the game under pressure as
well as being able to make minimal errors whilst doing so.
,What are the Qualities of his skilled performance?
Michael uses a multiple of qualities when applying his skilled performance in game situations. We
can see he uses fluency when for executing his shooting skill. Going to the video linked above
(Example A 21 seconds in) we can see he uses fluency to reach out and grab the ball shortening the
time it takes to catch and move with the position. He stabilises his feet to the best position and
waists no time to execute a well made shot over his opponent. The definition of fluency is the ability
to perform a skill or motion without stutters while being in full control of the play in the most
effective way possible and Michael proves this perfectly in the given examples above. The main
reason as to why fluency is such a strong part of their performance is due to it allowing the
momentum of the team to build up and cause a ripple effect which leads to players all making more
shots with defensive stops. Having a team become efficient on both offence and defence will mean
they are saving energy and still being at the top effectiveness of each play. Opposing teams will
struggle with this and cause a “run” which means the fluent team will start to either catch up of
grow a strong lead through this momentum.
Another provided example of qualities in skill Michael shows is control (Example A 55 seconds in)
through the motion to keep possession of the ball around the defender and breach the defence
allowing a slip through for Scottie Pippen demanding the assist. He perfectly times the cross over to
counter the defenders spacing with the correct speed and ball control. The definition of control is to
exercise restraining or directing influence over another individual. Michael proves this ability as he
shows to have full influence over the opposing players and leads the play with full “control”.
The next quality demonstrated by Michael would be his efficiency. (Example A 1:56 in) we can see
Michael grab the rebound and waist no time to make a transition basket as he knows the defence
will be most off guard and venerable for openings as they are not set. Michael uses his speed to get
down court quickly and identifies an opening to attack the basket making the shot. The definition of
efficiency is to keep the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total
energy expended or heat taken in. Michael does not use a much greater amount of energy needed
to make this play. Therefore, to utilise his energy and make a quick basket easily we can see the
efficiency at an elite level.
Identifying another quality would be the consistency of Michael Jordan. The meaning of consistency
is to keep up to a level of play day in and day out. This means to perform at a constant rate and not
making shots through the course of luck only skill. Michael Jordan shows this form of consistence
through drawing foul leading to scoring opportunities and getting the opposing side into foul trouble
in clip A. (3:02, 3:20, 3:33 and so on) we see Michael picking up multiple fouls back to back as he
gains points through free throws. This clearly shows he is consistent with making the defence suffer
from his skilled performance.
During the whole game in example A we know that basketball is a very tiring game where you
constantly transition from offence to defence running up and down the court. Michael manages his
energy expenditure so he can still reach the requirements set to play most effectively. The definition
of energy expenditure is the referral to the amount of energy an athlete will use to power body
functions such as breathing and circulation mainly. If Michael was to sprint the entire game, he
would not show to be as big of a role as he was. He would fatigue and get tired much quicker
therefore making mistakes and not being able to challenge opponents as he does so well in the
provided example game. In example A (8:04) we can see that Michael is no longer carrying
, possession over the ball and is getting set the off-ball screen to get open. This is due to him being
more fatigued than in the opening game and not having the energy to make his own open shot as
much. However, as he is still making his shots the team want the ball in his hands for the best shot
attempt. Using the off-ball screen Michael found opening space by utilising his teammates and
saving energy for defence to get a stop boosting the team score. To sum up Michael can utilise the
given situation to use less energy and still make the most impact he can on the game.
Scottie Pippen:
Scottie Pippen was an NBA player for the Chicago bulls playing in the small forward position. In his
career he accumulated 6 NBA championship rings, lead the league in steals per game (1994-95), 10
NBA all-defence honours along with various other elite accomplishments that marked him a hall of
fame player.
A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8_GiznzWbk
B
C
D E
Why Is Scottie Pippen a skilled performer?
Scottie Pippen was highly looked at for his immaculate defence. He was able to prevent every range
of opponents from scoring the ball and gave the Chicago bulls a greater advantage to run transition
Task 1
Chosen Athletes:
The two athletes I have chosen are Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Playing for the Chicago Bulls
for the NBA.
Michael Jordan:
Michael Jordan was an NBA player for the Chicago bulls playing in the shooting guard position. In his
career he totalled 6 championship rings for the Bulls, 5 most valuable player of the season awards,
14x all start appearances and many other achievements that were highly noticed.
A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2NCcSxKLY
B C
D E
Why Is Michael Jordan a skilled performer?
Michael Jordan is a skilled performer because in the shown images and video it is clear to see that he
can perform a variety of skills at the most elite level competition. He outranks other fellow athletes
with his athleticism. He can shoot the ball very well, dribble around defenders, pass to the open man
for the best shot attempt in the shot clock, make the right choices in the game under pressure as
well as being able to make minimal errors whilst doing so.
,What are the Qualities of his skilled performance?
Michael uses a multiple of qualities when applying his skilled performance in game situations. We
can see he uses fluency when for executing his shooting skill. Going to the video linked above
(Example A 21 seconds in) we can see he uses fluency to reach out and grab the ball shortening the
time it takes to catch and move with the position. He stabilises his feet to the best position and
waists no time to execute a well made shot over his opponent. The definition of fluency is the ability
to perform a skill or motion without stutters while being in full control of the play in the most
effective way possible and Michael proves this perfectly in the given examples above. The main
reason as to why fluency is such a strong part of their performance is due to it allowing the
momentum of the team to build up and cause a ripple effect which leads to players all making more
shots with defensive stops. Having a team become efficient on both offence and defence will mean
they are saving energy and still being at the top effectiveness of each play. Opposing teams will
struggle with this and cause a “run” which means the fluent team will start to either catch up of
grow a strong lead through this momentum.
Another provided example of qualities in skill Michael shows is control (Example A 55 seconds in)
through the motion to keep possession of the ball around the defender and breach the defence
allowing a slip through for Scottie Pippen demanding the assist. He perfectly times the cross over to
counter the defenders spacing with the correct speed and ball control. The definition of control is to
exercise restraining or directing influence over another individual. Michael proves this ability as he
shows to have full influence over the opposing players and leads the play with full “control”.
The next quality demonstrated by Michael would be his efficiency. (Example A 1:56 in) we can see
Michael grab the rebound and waist no time to make a transition basket as he knows the defence
will be most off guard and venerable for openings as they are not set. Michael uses his speed to get
down court quickly and identifies an opening to attack the basket making the shot. The definition of
efficiency is to keep the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total
energy expended or heat taken in. Michael does not use a much greater amount of energy needed
to make this play. Therefore, to utilise his energy and make a quick basket easily we can see the
efficiency at an elite level.
Identifying another quality would be the consistency of Michael Jordan. The meaning of consistency
is to keep up to a level of play day in and day out. This means to perform at a constant rate and not
making shots through the course of luck only skill. Michael Jordan shows this form of consistence
through drawing foul leading to scoring opportunities and getting the opposing side into foul trouble
in clip A. (3:02, 3:20, 3:33 and so on) we see Michael picking up multiple fouls back to back as he
gains points through free throws. This clearly shows he is consistent with making the defence suffer
from his skilled performance.
During the whole game in example A we know that basketball is a very tiring game where you
constantly transition from offence to defence running up and down the court. Michael manages his
energy expenditure so he can still reach the requirements set to play most effectively. The definition
of energy expenditure is the referral to the amount of energy an athlete will use to power body
functions such as breathing and circulation mainly. If Michael was to sprint the entire game, he
would not show to be as big of a role as he was. He would fatigue and get tired much quicker
therefore making mistakes and not being able to challenge opponents as he does so well in the
provided example game. In example A (8:04) we can see that Michael is no longer carrying
, possession over the ball and is getting set the off-ball screen to get open. This is due to him being
more fatigued than in the opening game and not having the energy to make his own open shot as
much. However, as he is still making his shots the team want the ball in his hands for the best shot
attempt. Using the off-ball screen Michael found opening space by utilising his teammates and
saving energy for defence to get a stop boosting the team score. To sum up Michael can utilise the
given situation to use less energy and still make the most impact he can on the game.
Scottie Pippen:
Scottie Pippen was an NBA player for the Chicago bulls playing in the small forward position. In his
career he accumulated 6 NBA championship rings, lead the league in steals per game (1994-95), 10
NBA all-defence honours along with various other elite accomplishments that marked him a hall of
fame player.
A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8_GiznzWbk
B
C
D E
Why Is Scottie Pippen a skilled performer?
Scottie Pippen was highly looked at for his immaculate defence. He was able to prevent every range
of opponents from scoring the ball and gave the Chicago bulls a greater advantage to run transition
