LESSON 3: MOTOR ABILITIES

AND MEASUREMENT OF
MOTOR PERFORMANCE
 Motor Ability
 An ability that specifically
related to the performance
of a motor skill
 Each person has a variety
of motor abilities

Ability

A general trait or capacity of a person

Relatively enduring characteristics

Serves as determinant of a person’s achievement potential for the performance of
a specific skills
Abilities as individual difference

Each motor skills requires specific motor abilities to

successfully perform it.
If 2 people have the same
 Amount of practice
 Level and amount of instruction
 Motivation to perform the skill
Two hypothesis:
General Motor Ability Hypothesis:

• Many different motor abilities that exist are highly related within a
person and can be grouped as a singular, global motor ability. (Brace
1927; McCloy 1934)

Specificity of Motor Ability Hypothesis:

• Many motor abilities are relatively independent in an individual (Henry

1961)
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