Methods And Types Of Practice Flashcards
Things to consider
Amount of info to process Ability and previous experience Personality and motivation of performer Nature of skill Facilities and time available Size and structure of group
Whole practice
Learner performs skill in one whole action without breaking it into sub-parts.
Continuous skills that can’t be broken down.
✅performer gets ‘feel’ and timing of whole movement
✅learning Can be quicker
❌unsuitable for complex skills
Part practice
Skill is broken down into parts then practiced and learned separately.
Low organisation skills and complex skills.
✅provides early success
✅safer
✅allows focus on particular parts of skill
❌some find difficult to put parts together
❌continuity is lost
❌reduces kinaesthetic awareness
Whole-part-whole practice
While attempted first then parts to correct errors. Then while skill again.
Progressive-part (chaining)
Progressively built up until whole skill performed.
Fixed practice
For closed skills
✅promotes over learning
❌doesn’t prepare performers for when things go wrong
Variable practice
For open skills
✅practice situations more realistic to their sporting activity
❌difficult to stimulate appropriate competitive situations.
Massed practice
For simple skills
To simulate performing in a ‘fatigued’ situation.
When practice time is short and performer is experienced, for and motivated.
✅discrete skills in short time
❌fatigue and boredom
Distributed practice
New or a complex skill. When there is a risk of danger or injury or performer is fatigued, short attention span or has low motivation.
✅most skills
✅gives time for physical/mental recovery
✅for potentially dangerous skills
Mental practice
Improved performers confidence and decreases anxiety.
✅improves confidence
❌not as effective as physical practice on its own
