Practice/learning

Question 1

Part practice

Answer 1

Working on a subroutine of a movement to perfect it

Question 2

Advantages of part practice

Answer 2

Complex skills that need breaking down
Appropriate for a beginner 
Low organised skills
Good for low motivation 
Dangerous skills

Question 3

Disadvantages of part practice

Answer 3

Loose fluency and kinaesthetic feeling of the skill

Loose understanding

Question 4

Whole practice

Answer 4

Practice a skill in its entirety

Geraltist view that whole theory of learning states its better

Question 5

Advantages of whole practice

Answer 5

Keeps fluency 
Keeps kinaesthetic feeling
Get good understanding of skill
Good for high motivation 
Skilled learner

Question 6

Disadvantages of whole practice

Answer 6

Not good for beginners
Not dangerous skills
Not for complex skills

Question 7

Progressive part practice

Answer 7

A + B + AB + C + ABC

Split into subroutines

Question 8

Advantages of progressive part practice

Answer 8

Good for serial, complex skills
Flexible routine
Memory - repeatable
Fluency

Question 9

Disadvantages of progressive part practice

Answer 9

Repetitive - loose motivation

Time consuming

Question 10

Whole part whole practice

Answer 10

Practising as a whole then a subroutine then bring it back to whole

Question 11

Advantages of whole part whole practice

Answer 11

Fluency and understanding
Isolation of weakness
Kinaesthetic feeling

Question 12

Disadvantages of whole part whole practice

Answer 12

Has to be low in organisation

Question 13

Massed learning

Answer 13

None or few breaks
Learners practice continuously
Long work periods short break periods

Question 14

Suitability of massed practice

Answer 14

Highly motivated
Fine skills
Fit individuals
Continuous skills
Muscle memory development - motor programme
Simple skills
Advanced learners who don’t require breaks

Question 15

Disadvantages of massed practice

Answer 15

Fatigue
Boring
Time consuming

Question 16

Distributed learning

Answer 16

Work periods short, long break periods

Question 17

Suitability of distributed learning

Answer 17

Beginners preventing mental overload
Unfit
Less motivated 
Explosive skills
Complex skills
Dangerous skills

Question 18

Fixed learning

Answer 18

Practiced repeatedly in the same environment

Question 19

Suitability of fixed practice

Answer 19

Developing a strong motor programme
Suitable for closed skills
Confidence in that skill
Consistency

Question 20

Varied practice

Answer 20

Practiced in many different environments - match realistic

Question 21

Suitability of varied practice

Answer 21

Transfer of skills into a game situation
Awareness
Perception
Open play

Question 22

Mental rehearsal

Answer 22

Going through the the movement in your head without any physical movement

Question 23

Suitability of mental rehearsal

Answer 23

Advanced learner
Closed skills
Self paced
Requires selective attention 
Confidence 
Concentration reaction time decreases
Controlled anxiety 
Can do it while injured