Editing Motor skill (section)

{{Short description|Learned ability involving specific body movements for a task}}
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A '''motor skill''' is a function that involves specific movements of the [[motor system|body's muscles]] to perform a certain task. These tasks could include walking, running, or riding a bike. In order to perform this skill, the body's nervous system, muscles, and brain have to all work together.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What are Motor Skills? - Definition from WorkplaceTesting|url=http://www.workplacetesting.com/definition/3712/motor-skills|access-date=2021-11-03|website=WorkPlaceTesting.com|language=en}}</ref> The goal of motor skill is to optimize the ability to perform the skill at the rate of success, precision, and to reduce the energy consumption required for performance. Performance is an act of executing a motor skill or task. Continuous practice of a specific motor skill will result in a greatly improved performance, which leads to motor learning. Motor learning is a relatively permanent change in the ability to perform a [[skill]] as a result of continuous practice or experience.

A {{anchor|fundamental movement skill}}'''fundamental movement skill''' is a developed ability to move the body in coordinated ways to achieve consistent performance at demanding physical tasks, such as found in [[sports]], [[combat]] or personal [[animal locomotion|locomotion]], especially those unique to humans, such as [[ice skating]], [[skateboarding]], [[kayaking]], or [[horseback riding]]. Movement skills generally emphasize stability, balance, and a coordinated muscular progression from prime movers (legs, hips, lower back) to secondary movers (shoulders, elbow, wrist) when conducting explosive movements, such as throwing a baseball. In most [[physical training]], development of [[core (anatomy)|core musculature]] is a central focus. In the athletic context, fundamental movement skills draw upon [[human physiology]] and [[sport psychology]].