Practise Methods

Question 1

what is part practise

Answer 1

• learning one sub routine of the skill before putting it with the rest
  e. g. putting head to one side when performing a rugby tackle

Question 2

advantages of part practise

Answer 2

• good for dangerous skills, complex, serial skills
• good for beginners
• highlights a weakness
• achieves initial success/gain confidence

Question 3

disadvantages of part practise

Answer 3

not suitable for:

• high organisation
• continuous
• lose ‘kinaesthetic feel’
• time consuming

Question 4

what is whole practise

Answer 4

teaching a skill without breaking it down

e.g. golf swing

Question 5

advantages of whole practise

Answer 5

good for:

• high organisation
• rapid ballistic
• continuous
• true kinesthesis
• fluency
• positive transfer from practical to real

Question 6

disadvantages of whole practise

Answer 6

not suitable for:

• complex
• dangerous
• beginner

Question 7

what is progressive practise

Answer 7

learning one sub routine at a time then practising them together. Two sub routines practised then add a third
e.g. headstand

Question 8

advantages of progressive practise

Answer 8

good for:

• serial
• complex
• low organisation
• beginner
• helping performer remember links
• reduce info load
• aids transfer to whole

Question 9

disadvantages of progressive part

Answer 9

not suitable for:

• simple
• ballistic
• high organisation
• time consuming

Question 10

what is whole part whole practise

Answer 10

attempting whole skill, practising skills in parts and then putting them together again to practise as a whole
e.g. basketball lay up then just run up then lay up

Question 11

advantages of whole part whole practise

Answer 11

good for:

• low organisation
• serial
• kinesthesis
• fluency

Question 12

Disadvantages of whole part whole

Answer 12

bad for:

• high organisation
• continuous
• dangerous
• beginners

Question 13

what is massed practise

Answer 13

learning a skill continuously without breaks or rest intervals e.g. forehand in tennis for a basket of 50 balls

Question 14

advantages of massed practise

Answer 14

good for:

• elite
• fit athletes
• high motivation
• closed/simple/discrete skills

Question 15

Disadvantages of massed practise

Answer 15

not suitable for:

• beginners
• unfit
• low motivation
• complex
• continuous

Question 16

what is distributed practise

Answer 16

practise sessions have rest intervals

e.g. 6x50M swim, 2 min rest, 3 sets

Question 17

advantages of distributed practise

Answer 17

good for:

• continuous
• dangerous
• beginners

Question 18

disadvantages of distributed practise

Answer 18

• may not need rest if its elite/high fitness

- high motivation/ discrete/ simple skills not suited

Question 19

what is fixed practise

Answer 19

specific movement pattern is practised repeatedly in the same stable environment
e.g. javelin throw as closed skill, conditions remain the same repeated from the same throwing line

Question 20

advantages of fixed practise

Answer 20

• perfect technique
• simple
• closed
• self paced

Question 21

disadvantages of fixed practise

Answer 21

not suitable for:

• beginners will have boredom
• complex skills
• open/externally paced skills

Question 22

what is variable practise

Answer 22

a skill practised in many environments and practise conditions are realistic

Question 23

advantages of variable practise

Answer 23

good for:

• open/externally paced skills
• low motivation

Question 24

disadvantages of variable practise

Answer 24

not good for:

• closed
• self paced
• fixed