Open skills generally deal with changing or varying aspects of a game (eg. a pass, a shot, a hit, etc.), while closed skills generally deal with the predictable or "set" aspects of a game (eg. knowing the set or predetermined plays/routes to run). So an open skill could be ones ability to follow and abide by plays that the coach/team has set, compared to an open skill such as ones personal ability to handle the ball, or shoot. There could be different examples for each
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A closed skill in Basketball would be a foul shot as there are no variables in the environment
An open skill in basketball could be the game itself or shooting a three point shot as there are many variables