!!! TYPES OF PRACTISE

Question 1

What are the 4 types of practise?

Answer 1

1. Whole
2. Part
3. Progressive part
4. Whole part whole.

Question 2

What is whole practise?

Answer 2

1. Whole practise is when skills being taught without breaking down into sub-routines
2. Used for skills that are high in organisation and need to be taught as a whole
3. Used to allow performer to experience the feel of the skill, kinaesthesis

E.g. golf swing.

Question 3

What is part practise?

Answer 3

1. Part practise is working on an isolated sub-routine with the aim of perfecting it
2. Used with skills that are low in organisation, easily broken into separate sub routines. Also used if the task if dangerous or complex
3. Used to allow performers to make sense of a skill, gaining confidence as they learn each element, and to reduce possibility of overload

E.g. practising the backswing only in a tennis serve.

Question 4

What is progressive part practise?

Answer 4

1. Progressive-part practise is when skills are broken down into sub-routines, performer learns one link, then a second link and practises these, then further links are added on (chaining)
2. Used with complex skills as it reduces information overload, good for low organisation and serial skills also
3. Used to allow performer to learn links between sub-routines and transfer these into the whole skill

E.g. triple jump.

Question 5

What is whole-part whole-practise?

Answer 5

1. Whole-part-whole practise involves practising the whole skill, then practising a sub-routine in isolation, then practising the whole skill again
2. Used with serial skills or skills with low organisation when sub-routines have distinct features
3. Used to recognise strengths and weaknesses, then correct specific errors
   E.g. practising the whole swimming stroke, practising the leg kick in isolation, then practising the whole stroke again