Methods Of Presenting Practice Flashcards
What is whole practice?
Practicing the skill in its entirety
When might a coach use whole practice?
When the skill is fast, ballistic and discrete
When the skill is highly organised
The skill is simple
The kinaesthesis of the skill is required
Advantages of whole practice
Helps create specific images that can be stored as motor programmes
More realistic than part practice
Helps to produce effect of positive transfer between training ground and match
Helps to make the skill consistent
Disadvantages of whole practice
May place unnecessary demands on the performer, especially if beginner
Can cause fatigue
Could cause injury
No breaks may mean too much info is being taken on
What is whole part whole practice?
Assessing the skill, identifying a weakness to practice, then putting the skill back together
Advantages of whole part whole practice
Can provide motivation when success is
achieved
Provides immediate feedback
Maintains the feel for the whole skill
Disadvantages of whole part whole practice
May produce negative transfer unless the coach integrates the part back into the whole during the same session
Time consuming
What is progressive part practice (chaining) ?
Practising the first part of the skill then adding parts gradually
Advantages of progressive part practice?
Useful for when skills are low organised
Good for complex skills
Rest periods prevent fatigue
Can restore motivation with each stage of success
Allows to focus on specific issues
Disadvantages of progressive part practice
Time consuming
May neglect whole task and ignore links between sub routines
Danger of negative transfer between each sequence of skill
