It is difficult to be objective about the quality of movement. Most observations are used to evaluate sports skills. These observations can be free or structured. The first type of observation is often used in pedagogical situations; the second one is more experimental and often too complicated to use at school. One can observe by means of structured processes or rating scales that are mainly objective, although the results can never achieve the same objectivity as objective measuring instruments. In contrast, free observations utilize no measuring devices. Both types of observation need to be made more useful in pedagogical situations. There must be a way to utilize them in the observation of sport skills at school.
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