! TYPES OF PRACTICE and METHODS OF PRESENTING PRACTICE !

Question 1

list practice methods

Answer 1

• Massed
• Distributive
• mental
• Varied

Question 2

What is massed practice?

Answer 2

• Practiced continuously without any rest or intervals.
• Practice sessions are usually long.
• Used to stimulate performance conditions when there is an element of fatigue.

Question 3

Give an example of massed practice?

Answer 3

Basketball players practicing their shooting skills by doing drills which involve many shots from different positions around the ‘D’.

Question 4

What is distributed practice?

Answer 4

• Practice sessions have rest intervals included,
• Rest intervals allow time to recover both mentally and physically.
• Research has shown this to be the most effective form of practice.

Question 5

What is an example of distributed practice?

Answer 5

The learner in the swimming pool swims a width of the pool and then rests while the teacher gives them some feedback,

Question 6

What is mental practice?

Answer 6

• The performer goes through goes through the performance in their mind without movement.

Question 7

What is an example for mental practice.

Answer 7

• a games player may mentally rehearses a move or set play before the kick off

Question 8

What is varied practice?

Answer 8

• A skill is practised in many environments.
• The practice conditions must be as realistic as possible.
• Techniques are adapted to suit the environment.

Question 9

Example for varied practice

Answer 9

4 vs 5 passing practice in football/hockey- passing, support and positional play will be developed.

Question 10

List benefits of massed practice

Answer 10

• promotes fitness
• fixed responses become habitual
• motor programmes can be stored more easily
• efficient and can be done quickly

Question 11

list disadvantages of massed practice

Answer 11

• produce fatigue
• danger of negative transfer
• high demands of player
• needs to be kept simple so that there is no loss in motivation

Question 12

List advantages of distributed practice

Answer 12

• takes pressure off performer
• allows for recuperation after tough session
• good for beginners as it allows controlled progress
• feedback can be given during
• offer motivation
• safe way for practicing more dangerous activities

Question 13

list disadvantages to distributed practice

Answer 13

• time consuming
• not useful for expert performers
• danger of negative transfer

Question 14

list advantages to varied practice

Answer 14

• allows players to adapt their skills (open skills)
• prevents boredom and Is fun
• increases motivation
• helps to build sub-routines
• helps develop schema

Question 15

list disadvantages to varied practice

Answer 15

• can become time consuming and cause negative transfer
• might place unnecessary demands on the performer if given too many things to focus on
• danger of fatigue

Question 16

list benefits to mental practice

Answer 16

• improves confidence and lowers anxiety
• may stimulate muscle receptors (reaction time decreases)
• develops cognitive ability + improves decision making
• can be done when player is injured