Relationship Between Consistency of Movement and Environmental Condition.

The article discusses the effect of environmental conditions and consistency on motor skills. Motor skills need the integration of both, motor responses and sensory information for the attainment of a goal. According to psychologist A.M. Gentile, motor skills have been classified according to the environmental conditions in which performance takes place. Closed skills are those that take place under fixed environmental conditions, whereas open skills take place in changing environment. Movement patterns in the performance of closed skill result in the development of consistency, whereas in case of open skill, result in diversification. According to researcher S.J. Hoffman, practice is a closed skill, and produces greater consistency in performance.