D types of practice

• massed practice is training with no rest intervals
• what skills should should massed practice be used for?

  • simple
  • closed
  • high organised
• what are the advantages of massed practice?

  • forms motor programmes
  • efficient
  • develops cardiovascular fitness
• disadvantages of massed practice.

  • no time for feedback
  • cognitive overload
  • fatigue
• what is distributed practice?

  there are rest intervals between sessions
• when should distributed practice be used?

  when skill is:

  • continuous
  • low organisation
  • serial
• advantages of distributed practice.

  • allows mental rehearsal/feedback
  • recovery
• what are the disadvantages of distributed practice?

  • time consuming
  • negative transfer can occur
• varied practice is changing the type of practice including the skills and drills
• when should you use varied practice?

  skill is:

  • open
  • externally paced
  • complex
• advantages of varied practice.

  • builds schema
  • motivation
  • allows adaptation
• what are the disadvantages of varied practice?

  • time consuming
  • negative transfer
  • fatigue - lead to demotivation
• mental practice is going over the skill or movement in the mind without physically moving
• when should mental practice be used?

  • autonomous performer before carrying out skill
  • complex
  • serial
• what are the advantages of mental practice?

  • builds motor programmes
  • builds confidence
  • controls anxiety
• disadvantages of mental practice.

  • environment must be calm
  • must be correct otherwise leads to developing incorrect motor programmes