An example of a closed skill would be defending a soccer player during a soccer game.

• A. True
• B. Not Sure
• C. False
• D. Not Applicable

Answer: (C)

Understanding how skills are classified depends on how predictable the environment is during performance. In a soccer game, defending a player happens in a constantly changing, unpredictable setting—the movement of the attacker, the ball, teammates, and tactics all force real-time adjustments. This makes it an open skill, where success relies on adapting to dynamic conditions.

A closed skill, by contrast, is performed in a stable, predictable environment with few external changes, like practicing a free throw in basketball or performing a drill with no defenders. Those conditions allow the performer to execute the action in a consistent, preplanned way.

So the statement is not correct because defending during a game is not a closed skill.