4.2 types of methods of practice

Question 1

Eight types and methods of practice

Answer 1

– Part practice
– Whole practice
– Whole/part – whole practice
– progressive/Park practice.
– massed practice.
– distributed practice.
– fixed practice.
– varied practice

Question 2

Factors affecting the type of practice

Answer 2

– The nature of the skill involved.
– amount of technical knowledge needed.
– amount of information the performer needs to process.
– environmental factors.
– previous experience of the performance.
– performance, personality, and how well they are motivated

Question 3

Whole method

Answer 3

Entirety
– develops kinaesthetic sense.
– given demonstration/explanation.
– Practices as a whole skill
– Hi, organise, continuous and low complexity.
– ballistic rapid movements

Question 4

Example of whole method

Answer 4

Cycling

Question 5

Part methods

Answer 5

Fractionisation
– low and organisation split into celebrity.
– parts are taught as separate actions, then put together.
– help motivation.

Question 6

Example of part methods

Answer 6

Swimming

Question 7

Whole part whole

Answer 7

Entirety, fractionalisation.
– tries out the whole skill to get feel of its requirements.
– begins to break it down into simple parts.
– gives performer a feel for the skill.
– serial organised

Question 8

Example of whole part whole

Answer 8

swimming

Question 9

Progressive part method

Answer 9

Segmentation, chaining
– first routine taught, then second routine taught, then added together known as chaining.
– Suits skills, which are low in organisation, serial and complex/dangerous
– reduces information load

Question 10

Example a progressive part method

Answer 10

Gymnastics coach, trying to develop a gymnastics routine

Question 11

Massed practice

Answer 11

Repeated, no rest
– no rest in divorce, long duration.
-Encourage and habitual response
– Good for discrete skills of short duration.
– can lead to fatigue and boredom

Question 12

Example of massed practice

Answer 12

Shooting in football

Question 13

Distributed practice

Answer 13

Work, rest work.
– work followed by rest, followed by work.
– rest intervals involve mental practice.
– good for beginner most skill learning
– good for continuous skills.
– time to recover physically and mentally.
– good for potentially dangerous situation

Question 14

Example of distributed practice

Answer 14

Gymnastics floor routine

Question 15

Varied practice

Answer 15

Changing
– different/changing scenarios.
– conditions should be as realistic as possible in as many situations as possible.
– competitive/match situation replicated
– relevant open skills

Question 16

Example of varied practice

Answer 16

Passing in football

Question 17

Fixed practice

Answer 17

Unchanging
– specific movement pattern is practised repeatedly, drills
– Predictable environment.
– close skills
– habitual movements

Question 18

Example of fixed practice

Answer 18

Penalty kick