Methods of Presenting Practice Flashcards
What are the 3 methods of presenting practice?
-Whole practice
-Whole-part-whole practice
-Progressive-part practice
What is whole practice?
Involves performing the skill in it’s entirety without breaking it into sub-routines.
Give an example of whole practice
Tennis serve
When may coaches decide to use whole practice?
- The skill is highly organised
- Skill is fast
- Performer is in autonomous stage
Give 3 advantages of whole practice
- Develops kinaesthesias
- Not time consuming
- Creates a clear mental image
Give 3 disadvantages of whole practice
- Not ideal for cognitive performers
- Can cause fatigue
- Hard to work on specific weaknesses
What is whole-part-whole practice?
Skill is attempted in its entirety, a subroutine is practiced in isolation, then integrated back into entire skill.
When may coaches decide to use whole-part-whole practice?
- Skill is complex
- When eliminating a specific weakness
- To groove individual parts of a skill
Give 3 advantages of whole-part-whole practice
- Feedback can be given effectively
- Confidence and motivation increases
- Kinaesthesias is maintained
Give 3 disadvantages of whole-part-whole practice
- Fluency may be affected
- Time consuming
- Cannot use with highly organised skills
Give an example of whole-part-whole practice
Front crawl
What is progressive-part practice?
First subroutine of a skill is taught, then the rest is added in sequence.
What can progressive-part practice be referred to?
Chaining
When may coaches decide to use progressive-part practice?
- Skill is serial
- To reduce danger
- Skill is low organised
Give 3 advantages of progressive-part practice
- Reduces fatigue
- Develops understanding of each subroutine
- Confidence increases as success is seen at the end of each subroutine
