Concept of Skill, Technique, Tactics and Strategies

To perform and compete well, an athlete needs more than fitness: they must do the movement the right way, do it reliably, make good decisions in the contest, and have an overall plan. Skill, technique, style, tactics and strategy are closely related ideas. In brief, skill is a learned, practised ability to get the desired result with maximum certainty and efficiency; technique is the way of performing that fundamental skill — a well-timed, coordinated sequence of muscle actions; and style is the individual's own way of adapting skill and technique. …