Lesson 7

The principles of effective practice Length of practice Varying practice Work-to-rest ratio

What feedback is. The different types of feedback. How to give effective feedback.

LENGTH OF PRACTICE

Why do you need to consider the length of a practice?

Too little practice and learners won’t see any improvement but too much practice and they can become tired and injured.

Why do you need to change the practice you are doing now and again?

Varying the practices a performer does reduces the chance of them becoming bored. If somebody becomes bored they could lose concentration and injure themselves.

• Why is it important to consider the length of our practice compared the length of our rest?

• To make practice as realistic as possible you should work out a suitable work-to-rest ratio.

• If the activity you are practising for involves short burst of intense activity (e.g. badminton) then your practices should be short with short rests.

• If the activity you are practising for involves long periods of activity (e.g. cross country running) your practices should be long with long rests.

For the following activities give an appropriate work-to-rest ratio.

Example: in badminton practices would be short with short rests.

Activities: Gymnastics Basketball Tennis Football

Feedback is information you receive on your performance.

Allows you to identify your strengths and weaknesses.

Understanding your strengths and weaknesses allows you to alter your performance to make it more effective.

Receiving praise builds a performers confidence.

Homework will be handed out tomorrow. This should be completed over the holidays and submitted Monday 22nd of October.

Complete to the highest standard possible as this will help with both Progress checks and Prelims. Also RED and AMBER will have to complete it again.