Practise Methods Flashcards
what is part practise
- learning one sub routine of the skill before putting it with the rest
e. g. putting head to one side when performing a rugby tackle
advantages of part practise
- good for dangerous skills, complex, serial skills
- good for beginners
- highlights a weakness
- achieves initial success/gain confidence
disadvantages of part practise
not suitable for:
- high organisation
- continuous
- lose ‘kinaesthetic feel’
- time consuming
what is whole practise
teaching a skill without breaking it down
e.g. golf swing
advantages of whole practise
good for:
- high organisation
- rapid ballistic
- continuous
- true kinesthesis
- fluency
- positive transfer from practical to real
disadvantages of whole practise
not suitable for:
- complex
- dangerous
- beginner
what is progressive practise
learning one sub routine at a time then practising them together. Two sub routines practised then add a third
e.g. headstand
advantages of progressive practise
good for:
- serial
- complex
- low organisation
- beginner
- helping performer remember links
- reduce info load
- aids transfer to whole
disadvantages of progressive part
not suitable for:
- simple
- ballistic
- high organisation
- time consuming
what is whole part whole practise
attempting whole skill, practising skills in parts and then putting them together again to practise as a whole
e.g. basketball lay up then just run up then lay up
advantages of whole part whole practise
good for:
- low organisation
- serial
- kinesthesis
- fluency
Disadvantages of whole part whole
bad for:
- high organisation
- continuous
- dangerous
- beginners
what is massed practise
learning a skill continuously without breaks or rest intervals e.g. forehand in tennis for a basket of 50 balls
advantages of massed practise
good for:
- elite
- fit athletes
- high motivation
- closed/simple/discrete skills
Disadvantages of massed practise
not suitable for:
- beginners
- unfit
- low motivation
- complex
- continuous
what is distributed practise
practise sessions have rest intervals
e.g. 6x50M swim, 2 min rest, 3 sets
advantages of distributed practise
good for:
- continuous
- dangerous
- beginners
disadvantages of distributed practise
- may not need rest if its elite/high fitness
- high motivation/ discrete/ simple skills not suited
what is fixed practise
specific movement pattern is practised repeatedly in the same stable environment
e.g. javelin throw as closed skill, conditions remain the same repeated from the same throwing line
advantages of fixed practise
- perfect technique
- simple
- closed
- self paced
disadvantages of fixed practise
not suitable for:
- beginners will have boredom
- complex skills
- open/externally paced skills
what is variable practise
a skill practised in many environments and practise conditions are realistic
advantages of variable practise
good for:
- open/externally paced skills
- low motivation
disadvantages of variable practise
not good for:
- closed
- self paced
- fixed
