I found this lab very interesting. When looking at a specific skill I always considered proficiency to be a factor of gross motor skills. I had never thought that one may be successful because of other acquired skills. It is because of this that people who may be very good at certain skill, have a chance to be better at certain activities than others who have practiced this activity many times over. An example of this is playing quarterback and pitching in baseball.
I use the example of quarterbacking and pitching because it is one of which I have personal experience with. In high school I was at the top of the pitching rotation at the school I played baseball. For this reason when the starting quarterback was injured I was asked to step in and play quarterback over some who had more experience. Though I had not had any experience playing quarterback in an actual game, I was able to make up for it with my coordination and accuracy skills learned in pitching. Also, my ability to move and throw helped in this. I was able to be successful as quarterback and started for the team until my season was cut short by injury. However, while I was still able to play I used my previously learned skills and incorporated with some new ones.
Sometimes in the world of sports we are thrown a curve ball. One may be asked to perform a skill or play a position he is not used to. However, when taking a closer look at ones skill set one may realized he is better at a skill than originally expected. This lab highlights that possibility. It would be useful for athletes of all sports.
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