practice

• amount of practice

  -the more you practice something the better you will become

  -as a performer moves into the associative and possibly autonomous stages, their rate of improvement will slow
• part practice 


  practising components of skill individually before combining whole skill

  -beginners

  -for complex tasks

  -for elite athletes wanting to fine tune techniques
• whole practice


  practicing skill as one whole movement

  -not complex

  -cannot be broken down into parts

  -would lose its flow or rhythm if broken down into parts
• massed practice 


  longer but less frequent training sessions

  -social athletes/teams

  -athletes with other commitments
• distributed practice


  shorter but more frequent training sessions

  -professional or full time athletes with high motivation
• blocked practice 


  practising same skill over and over again

  -trying to master new skill
• random practice

  practice in a varied sequence

  -develops game sense and promotes decision making