Discuss the differences between skill technique and ability and explain how practise makes perfect
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Skill, technique and ability are all involved in any sporting activity or game in one way or another. There are many definitions of skill, Oldfield defines skill as "the behaviour which tends to eliminate the discrepancy between intention and performance". I appreciate more, Argyle and Kendon saying "an organised, co-ordinated activity in relation to an object or a situation which involves a whole chain of sensory, central and motor mechanisms". However most definitions of skill would agree that "skill consists of the ability to bring about some end result with maximum certainty and minimum outlay of energy or time and energy". "Ability is a stable, enduring, mainly genetically determined characteristic which underlies skilled performance and is used in various skills". Technique is simply the manner in which someone performs a skill. This is basically saying that skill must be learned and abilities are inherited.
There are many different skills, which exist and these specific skills require specific abilities. Not everyone performs skills at the same level this is because individuals vary in the range of abilities they have (through inheritance).
One way in which we can see the range of abilities needed for each activity, is by looking at the 'Pool of abilities'...