types of practice

Question 1

what are all 8 types of practice?

Answer 1

part, whole, whole-part-whole, progressive part, massed, distributed, fixed, varied

Question 2

what is part practice?

Answer 2

working on an isolated sub-routine with the aim of perfecting it.

Question 3

when should part practice be used?

Answer 3

for low organisational skills, if the task is complex/ dangerous

Question 4

advantages of part practice

Answer 4

allows performers to make sense of a skill, gaining confidence as they learn each element.
reduces the possibility of overload

Question 5

what’s an example of part practice

Answer 5

practicing a golf backswing and stopping before hitting the ball.

Question 6

what’s is whole practice?

Answer 6

skills being taught without being broken down into sub-routines or parts

Question 7

when is whole practice used?

Answer 7

for high organisation skills

Question 8

advantages of whole practice

Answer 8

allows performers to develop the correct feel for the skill (kinaesthesis)

Question 9

sporting examples for whole practice

Answer 9

sprinting, dribbling

Question 10

what’s whole-part-whole practice?

Answer 10

practicing the whole skill then the sub-routines in isolation then the whole skill again.

Question 11

when is whole-part-whole practice used?

Answer 11

for low organisation and serial skills

Question 12

advantages of whole-part-whole practice

Answer 12

to recognise strengths and weaknesses. allow to feel correctly

Question 13

example of when you would use whole-part-whole practice

Answer 13

swim then focus on swimming arm stroke then swim again

Question 14

what is progressive part practice?

Answer 14

practicing sub-routines and then linking them together

Question 15

when would you use progressive part practice?

Answer 15

for serial skills

Question 16

example of progressive part practice

Answer 16

triple jump. practice the hop then the hop and skip then hop, skip and jump.

Question 17

what’s massed practice?

Answer 17

no real breaks, repetitive performance

Question 18

when is massed practice used?

Answer 18

good for skills with short duration.
discrete/ low organisation/ simple skills
need motivated learners

Question 19

example of massed practice

Answer 19

basketball player continuously taking shots into the basketball hoop.

Question 20

what’s distributed practice?

Answer 20

contains breaks and rest. mental rehearsal occurs within the breaks and coach can provide feedback

Question 21

when is distributed practice used?

Answer 21

complex skills
less motivated/ unfit learners
beginners
skills that require high levels of concentration.

Question 22

example of distributed practice

Answer 22

high jump

Question 23

what’s fixed practice?

Answer 23

usually involves drills

Question 24

when’s fixed practice used?

Answer 24

for closed/ repetitive/ habitual skills
normally self paced

Question 25

example of fixed practice

Answer 25

diving in the start of a swimming race in a pool

Question 26

what’s varied practice?

Answer 26

games play, changing environment

Question 27

when’s varied practice used?

Answer 27

open skills normally externally paced

Question 28

example of varied practice

Answer 28

tackling in rugby

Question 29

advantage of massed practice

Answer 29

increases consistency of skill and potentially get used to performing a skill when tired