Methods Of Presenting Practice Flashcards
What is whole practice
Practising the skill in its entirety
When is whole practice used
Skill is fast and discrete
Skill is highly organised
Skill is simple
Sub-routines must be performed in specific order
Kinaesthesis is required
Performer is in autonomous stage of learning
Examples of whole practice
Tennis serve
Good swing
Trampoline routine
What is whole-part-whole practice
Assessing the skill, identifying a weakness to practice, then putting the skill back together again
When is whole-part-whole practice used
When a beginner is doing a complex task and need to concentrate on one part of the skill to get this part right
Skill is highly organised and hard to break down
Example of whole-part-whole practice
Volleyball smash
Layup in basketball
What is progressive part practice
Practicing the first part of the skill, then adding parts gradually. Linking sub-routines or parts of a task
When is progressive part practice used
Serial skills
Complex skills
Low organised skills
Example of progressive part practice
Dance routine, gymnastic floor routine
What’s the advantages of whole practice
Helps create specific images that can be stored as a motor programme which is stored in long term memory
Is more realistic, helps to produce positive transfer of skills in transfer and in games
Helps skills be consistent
What’s the disadvantages of whole practice
May place unnecessary demands on performer is a novice
Could be fatigue if task is done with no break
To much information to take in at once
What’s the advantages of whole part whole practice
Provides motivation when success is achieved after weakness has been corrected
Fluency of subroutines can be maintained
Errors can be corrected
What’s the disadvantages of whole-part-whole practice
May produce negative transfer of coach doesn’t integrate back into the whole during same session
What’s the advantages of progressive part practice
Easy to focus on one part of task
Easy to correct weakness
Learner can rest, lower fatigue
Higher motivation as success in stages
What’s the disadvantages of progressive part practice
Time consuming
Neglect the feel of the task
Danger of negative transfer
