Types of practice Flashcards
What are the 4 main types of practice classified as skills
Whole, part, whole part whole, progressive part
What is whole practice
Practice by doing the total or complete or entire movement/not breaking skill into subroutines or parts
What are examples of a whole practice
Whole tennis serve or jump shot in basketball
What is part practice
Practise by splitting or breaking down skill into subroutines or sections
What are examples of part practice
Tennis serve by doing the toss up. High jump by doing the run-up only.
What are positives of whole practice
Quickest, Helps overall understanding and development of mental picture, helps interpret environment (open skills), low complexity, good for fitness development and discrete skills
What are negatives of whole practice
Can be too difficult for beginners (cognitive), can be tiring if gross skill, can be dangerous to cognitive performers, difficult to refine or identify errors, not suited to learn complex skills, could result in loss of confidence
What are positives of part practice
Less demanding for beginners, good for complex skills, motivates cognitive, good for performers with limited attention, safe, good for skills low in organisation, can avoid fatigue
What are negatives of part practice
Lack of awareness and kinaesthetic sense of end product, limits mental image creation, lack of rhythm/timing, more time to learn each subroutine, Unsuitable for highly organised skills as sub-routines can’t be isolated.
Can avoid effects of fatigue.
Transfer from part to whole may be ineffective
What is whole part whole practice
Practice the complete skill, then split it into subroutines, and then practice complete skill again
What are examples of whole part whole
Long jump- Perform the entire run-up, practise just the take-off, then practise the entire jump again
What is progressive part practice
Practice in stages that are linked or chained
What are positives of whole part whole
Correct specific faults in the performance of open skills
What are negatives of whole part whole
Time consuming
What are positives of progressive part
Helps with complex or serial tasks, Allows for chaining of sub-routines, Easier transfer to whole practice