types and methods of practice

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  • what is whole practice?
    Whole practice is a learning method where the entire skill or task is practiced as a whole, without breaking it down into smaller parts.
  • practical example for whole practice
    performing a golf swing as a whole without breaking it down
  • what is part practice?
    Breaking down a skill into smaller parts for practice.
  • practical example for part practice
    tennis serve, breaking the serve down into 3 parts, which are practiced individually
  • whole-part-whole
    attempting the whole skill, then practice in subroutines, then putting them back together to practice as a whole.
  • practical example for whole-part whole
    a triple jump, identifying weakest part, practising it then practicing whole jump again
  • progressive-part practice
    often referred to as chaining, a skill broken into sub routines, learning one link, then a second, two links are practiced together, then a third and so on, until all links can be practiced together
  • practical example for progressive-part
    breastroke swimming, practising arm movement then adding legs, then breathing and so on
  • massed practice
    very short or no rest intervals within the session, continuous practice period
  • practical example for massed practice
    practicing hit in golf ball repeatedly with little breaks
  • distributed practice
    involves relatively long breaks or rest periods between each attempt
  • practical example for distributed
    spacing out sprint starts
  • fixed practice
    practice conditions remain unchanged
  • practical example for fixed practice
    badminton player repeatedly practicing and repeating the flick serve
  • varied practice
    the practice should closely resemble the true life situation, with environment changes if needed
  • practical example of varied practice
    shooting practice in football, with defenders being introduced