PAPER 2 - Types and Methods of Practice Flashcards
What is the PART practice ?
- Perfecting isolated sub-routines
STRENGTHS of the part method ?
- performer gains confidence
- success w/basic movements
What is the part method good for ?
- low organisation
- complex tasks
Give an example of the PART method
- practising backswing in tennis serve
What is the WHOLE method ?
- skill is practised in its entirety
What are the STRENGTHS of the whole method ?
- provides kinaesthetic feel
What is the whole method good for ?
- high org. skills
Give an example of the whole method
- golf swing
What is a STRENGTH of the whole-part-whole method ?
- some kinaesthetic feel
What is the whole-part-whole method good for ?
- low org.
- serial
Give an example of the whole-part-whole method ?
- basketball layup
- break skills down into right, left, right hand finish
What is the PROGRESSIVE-PART method ?
- serial skills broken down into sub-routines + learned through chaining
- (A, then A+B, then A+B+C)
What is the progressive-part method good for ?
- low org.
- serial
Give an example of the progressive-part method
Triple Jump - Hop - Hop, Skip, - Hop, Skip, Jump
What is the MASSED Practice method ?
- practice w/short/no rest intervals
What is DISTRIBUTED practice ?
- practising with rest intervals
Give an example of massed practice
Practicing the Jumpshot, basketball
Example of distributed practice
- Swimming a length then receiving feedback
What is FIXED practice ?
- repeated practice in a predictable environment
What is VARIED PRACTICE ?
- practice in many environments
What are the 8 different types of practice ?
- massed
- distributed
- varied
- fixed
- whole
- part
- whole - part - whole
- progressive - part
What is massed pratice good for?
- Discrete skills
- Highly motivated performers
Strengths of massed practice
- Grooves Skills
- Coaches can stimulate fatigue
What is distributed practice good for?
- Continuous Skills
- Beginners w/low fitness + motivation
