Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / November 13, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in May. 2010
Ability that allows you to do something the right way
Skill is the skill or art with which a certain thing, work or activity is done and doing it in a correct, satisfactory way, that is, doing something with skill will imply doing it and doing it well. "MarĂa has enormous skill when it comes to practicing water sports, the years dedicated to swimming have helped her a lot".
Especially, the skill is linked to physical or manual work.
The importance of practice, repetition, consistency and intelligence
It is not normally an innate ability, that is, it is born with us but is normally acquired through practice and effort.
The normal thing is to become skilled at something after a long process doing the activity in question. Consider for example when we learn something new, a sport, a game, a program computing, among others, at the beginning it is difficult for us to be effective, to act with precision in its practice or execution, without However, as time passes and we delve into rehearsals, we will begin to handle it with much more correction than at the Start. We will progressively advance until we reach a true skill in its handling.
Now, there are factors that are key when it comes to achieving dexterity, such is the case of repetition, perseverance and intelligence that each individual develops.
The more times a certain action is repeated, the more likely they will be skilled in handling it. Likewise, not giving in to the first obstacle that may arise and continuing to insist and fight because each day the action works better for us will be essential in achieving the skill.
And in terms of intelligence we must say that each person will have a unique intelligence, very specific to his experience, genetics and also his educationFor example, we can be faced with an intelligence of a manual, physical or rather intellectual type.
There are professions and activities that involve having great skill in order to be carried out satisfactorily. Artisans, footballers, surgeons, must handle a sophisticated and very punctual technique to develop their jobs properly and to that is added a skill that not everyone usually provide.
Physical dexterity, key to sporting success
For its part, physical dexterity turns out to be a fundamental piece in the training of the athlete and also an issue essential when it comes to wanting to achieve optimal performance in the competition you want take part.
A good physical preparation will have a positive impact on the technical and tactical qualities of the practice of any sport.
Dexterity in combination with physical preparation and physical exercises will make the athlete develop a series of motor qualities such as endurance, coordination, agility, flexibility, strength, velocity and relaxation.
The physically well-prepared athlete is easy to recognize because he will mainly stand out for impeccable motor coordination, resistance to physical fatigue and the presentation of reserves energetic.
The main mission of the skills is to achieve the improvement of the physical qualities of the subject, such as endurance, strength, speed, flexibility and elasticity, Balance and agility.
The exercises that will make up the physical dexterity must be chosen according to certain characteristics such as constancy, the body's response, quantity, intensity and recovery, among others.
The other side of skill is ineptitude and clumsiness, which will make the person unable to carry out the corresponding activity effectively and successfully.
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