!!! METHODS OF PRACTISE

Question 1

What are the methods of practise?

Answer 1

1. Massed Practice
2. Distributed Practice
3. Fixed Practice
4. Varied practice.

Question 2

What is massed practise?

Answer 2

1. Massed practise involves practise sessions with short or no rest intervals
2. Used for discrete skills of short duration, or highly motivated performers with good fitness
3. Used to simulate elements of fatigue and groove skills

E.g. basketball players practising their shooting by doing drills which involve many shots from different positions around the ‘key’.

Question 3

What is distributed practise?

Answer 3

1. Distributed practise involves short practise sessions with regular rest intervals
2. Used with continuous skills, or beginners with low fitness or motivation
3. Used to allow performer to receive feedback in rest intervals, maintains motivation and is good for complex and dangerous skills

E.g. swimmer swims a width and then has a rest while the teacher gives feedback.

Question 4

What is fixed practise?

Answer 4

1. Fixed practise involves repeating a skill in the same environment, known as a drill
2. Used with closed skills that require specific movement patters to become overlearned, in events where conditions never change
3. Used to allow skills to become automatic

E.g. discus thrower practices in the discus circle, using the same weight implement.

Question 5

What is varied practise?

Answer 5

1. Various practise involve practising the same skill in a variety of environments
2. Used with open skills, practice conditions must be as realistic as possible
3. Used to develop long-term memory which performer can draw on, and a performers perceptual and decision-making skills

E.g. small sided game in football, where performer can work on passing and positional play.