Types and methods of practice

• What is part practice ?

  The skill is taught in separate parts and brought together
• When would part practice be used ?

  When the skill is complex/ dangerous
• Advantage of part practice

  Performer can gain confidence
• What is whole practice ?

  The skill is taught in one as it can't be broken down
• When would whole practice be used ?

  Ballistic, rapid / explosive and fluent skills - experienced, elite athlete
• Advantage of whole practice

  Player gets a good kinaesthetic feel
• What is whole part whole practice ?

  Preformed attempts the whole skill first then breaks it down then puts it back together.
• When would whole part whole be used ?

  Serial skills with low organisation
• What is a progressive part skill ?

  The skill is broken down into subroutines, each section being added each time
• When would progressive part be used ?

  To teach a serial skill
• What is variable practice ?

  Practice that replicates the condition in a changing environment
• When would variable practice be used ?

  Near to competition games / matches
• What is massed practice ?

  Practice Is done with no rest intervals with sessions in long durations
• When would massed practice be used ?

  Learning discrete skills or short duration
• What is distributed practice ?

  A training session that includes rest intervals
• When would distributed practice be used ?

  When learning dangerous skills
• What is fixed/ overlearning practice ?

  When a skill is habitual and preformed automatically some attention can be directed to tactics
• When would fixed / overbearing practice be used ?

  When the environment doesn't change