Practice

Week 5

Key Content

Types of practice Massed and distributed practice Whole and part practice Drill and problem solving practice Physical and mental practice

Variability of practice

Practice

Practice is essential for the beginner to progress and _________ a physical skill

How you practise is vital to learning Each learner is an individual and must

be catered for

Types of Practice

A coach must select the most relevant practice for the individual Massed and distributed practice Whole and part practice Drill and problem solving practice Physical and mental practice

Massed and Distributed Practice Massed (continuous) practice

Uninterrupted Highly _________ and motivated athletes

Eg: Hit 50 golf balls, serve 100 times

Distributed practice Short sessions with frequent ____ periods During rest, the learners receive _______,

mentally practise the same skill, or practise another type of skill

Beginners or people with a _________ attention span

Whole and Part Practice

Whole practice The entire skill is practised

Part practice Parts, or _________ are practised

individually

Progressive part practice Related parts, or sub-routines are

practised before being added to another related part

Drill and Problem Solving Practice

Drill practice Conventional method Repetition of skills Skill is _________

Problem solving practice More related to what happens in a _____ Uses tactics, strategies, problem solving,

‘game sense’ Skill is _________

Physical and Mental Practice Physical practice

Physically practising the skill

Mental practice Practising a skill in the _________ Imagery Picturing in your mind the skill

Watching a video Listening to, or reading instructions Imagining yourself performing the skill

Mental rehearsal

Types of Practice Summary Fill in the types of practice summary table Then respond to the following questions

1. Who would benefit more from massed practice: a top ten ranked tennis player or a beginner swimmer?

2. If you were learning the swimming stroke ‘butterfly’ for the first time would you use whole or part practice?

3. Playing 3 on 3 basketball at training is what type of practice: drill or problem solving?

4. Can all level of performers (beginner to highly skilled) use mental practice? Why/why not?

Variability of Practice Need to practice under a variety of

conditions to replicate game situations Wind Sun Noise Fatigue Pressure Score

Especially needed to open skills Eg: Practising a tennis serve

Windy, sun in the eyes, 5 games all, 15-40

Homework Tasks

Summary card (chapter 1) Chapter 1 review questions