Sports Psychology Flashcards
What is a fixed practice
Where a skill is practised over and over again until it is perfected.
What is a variable practice?
Involves practising a skill in a variety of ways so it can be adapted to practising skills in a variety of different competitive situations.
What is a low organisation skill?
A skill that requires little understanding and coordination that has clear, simple phases and parts.
What is a high organisation skill?
A high organisation skill has a variety of different complicated phases that cant be easily broken down.
What is a basic skill?
One that an individual finds simple and requires little concentration for them to complete.
What is a complex skill?
A complex skill requires an individuals entire focus and concentration as it is technically difficult to perform.
What is Massed practice?
Where the skill is practised until it is learnt, without taking a break.
What is distributed practice?
Where the skill is practiced over several sessions or with rest breaks.
What is visual guidance?
Gives an individual visual aid in order to allow them to understand an action through demonstration.
