3.2 Skill Practice

Question 1

Practicing skills

Answer 1

Repetitive practice of skills is necessary for improvement however it will only improve performance if the type of practice is suited to the level of performer and type of task being performed

Question 2

The Don

Answer 2

Sir Donald Bradman as a youngster used to hit a ball up against a corrugated iron tank with a cricket stump to improve his hand eye coordination and also develop superb footwork

Question 3

Classifications of practice types

Answer 3

Mass/ distributed
Whole/part - progressive part method
Fixed or drill
Varied practice

Question 4

Massed practice

Answer 4

Entails practicing a skill consistently and continuously without breaks until the skill is learnt

Question 5

Distributed practice

Answer 5

Consists of short frequent practice sessions interspersed with intervals of learning other skills

Distributed practice is believed to be the most effective for learning new skills as mass practice leads to fatigue and loss of motivation and is inappropriate for beginners

Question 6

Whole practice

Answer 6

Involves learning the shill in its entirety. It is particularly for skill that are high in complexity and low in organisation

Question 7

Part practice

Answer 7

Is the learning of skills broken down into subroutines. This method is best when the skill is complex and had clearly defined components

Question 8

Progressive part method

Answer 8

Is a combination of both part and whole practice where a skill is taught by building up its parts before practicing it whole

Question 9

Varied practice

Answer 9

Includes problem solving and game sense approach

Varied practice is used best for open skills and involves practicing skills in varying situations. This helps to build schema for use in game situations

Question 10

Fixed or drill practice

Answer 10

Involved learning through repetition and the environment doesn’t change. Seen as the traditional approach and good for closed skills. Archery, darts etc. as the environment has little impact and is internally over

Question 11

Schema development - variability

Answer 11

Schema theory was based on the view that actions are not stored rather we refer to abstract relationship or rules about movement

Schema is based on the theory that every time a movement is conducted information is gathered and applied in future performance

Schema are rules which we learn in order to execute skills in differing environments and situations