Practise types Flashcards
Massed practise (Definition):
Continuous practise, with no rest between sessions.
Distributed practise (Definition):
Practise involving rest intervals between sessions.
Mental practise (Definition):
Going over the skill in the mind without movement.
When is massed practise used?
When the skill is discrete, simple and the environment is closed.
Which practise type is performed when a skill is closed?
Massed practise is used because the environment is unlikely to have many changes and therefore numerous repetitions can be done.
What are the advantages of massed practise?
- Skill becomes almost habitual and therefore can be repeated consistently;
- Fatigue is beneficial for expert performers as it replicates the final stages of performance.
- Time efficient.
What are the disadvantages of massed practise?
- Stimulates fatigue which would be problematic for most performers.
- High amounts of motivation are needed.
When should distributed practise be use?
When the skill is continuous and the performer may need a break. Or when skills are open and unpredictable and the break is used to explain adaptations to the environment.
What are the advantages of distributed practise?
- Removes pressure and allows rest to avoid fatigue;
- Allows controlled progress for cognitive performers as feedback can be given, or autonomous performers can use mental practise.
What are the disadvantages of distributed practise?
- Very time consuming;
- Danger of negative transfer.
Explain how a coach may use varied practise for attacking play in football.
First used a fixed shooting drill without opposition; then switch to more progressive practise introducing defenders and eventually doing 3 vs 2 drills.
What are the advantages of varied practise?
- Players develop schema;
- Prevents training becoming tedious and boring.
What are the advantages of varied practise?
- Players develop schema;
- Prevents training becoming tedious and boring.
What are the disadvantages of varied practise?
- More time consuming;
- Increased risk of negative transfer;
- May place unnecessary demands on performer encouraging fatigue.
Which practise type allows performers to develop motor schema?
Varied practise because of the slight adaptations to the drill develops new situations and environments.
Which training type is very good for cognitive performers?
Distributed practise.
In distributed practise what can the breaks be used for by autonomous performers?
Mental practise, feedback and recovery.
When would an athlete use mental practise?
Just before a major event or as part of a training programme between periods of practise.
When does mental practise have the greatest results?
When combined with physical practise.
What are the advantages of mental practise?
- Improves confidence and lowers anxiety;
- Stimulates muscle receptors to prepare for exercise;
- Can be done wherever and whenever.
What are the disadvantages of mental practise?
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Name the two types of mental practise:
External and Internal.
What is external mental practise?
Forming an image of yourself performing the skill in the third person.
What is internal mental practise?
Looking at performance from within in the first person.
