presentation methods

• whole practice


  a practice strategy that involves practicing a skill in its entirety without breaking it down into sub-routines
• what skills are used in whole practice

  simple, discrete and highly organised
• what type of performers use whole practice

  autonomous, motivated and fit performers
• what environment is best for whole practice


  safe with limited time
• what is whole-part-whole practice


  performing the whole skill, weaknesses identified, practice in isolation , put back into whole skill
• what skills used in whole-part-whole

  complex, low organised
• what performers are best for whole-part-whole

  cognitive ,motivated and fit
• what environment is used in whole-part-whole practice


  safe with limited time
• whats progressive part practice ( chaining )


  first part of skill is taught and then the rest of sub-routines are added
• whats skills are used in progressive part practice

  complex, low organised and serial
• what performers use progressive part practice

  cognitive, unmotivated and unfit
• what environment is there in progressive part practice

  dangerous environment with lots of time
• advantages of whole practice

  • kinaesthesis is developed
  • maintains fluency of movement
  • not very time consuming
  • creates a clear mental image
  • makes the skill realistic to the game
• disadvantages of whole practice

  • not good for cognitive performers
  • may cause fatigue
  • may cause info overload
  • may demotivate if theres a lack of success
• advantages of whole-part-whole

  • maintains some kinaesthesis
  • weaknesses are improved
  • can give motivation when success is achieved
  • fluency of sub-routines can be maintained
• disadvantages of whole-part-whole

  • cant be used with highly organised skills
  • may produce negative transfer if skill isn't put back correctly
  • more time consuming than whole practice
• advantages of progressive part practice

  • performers focus on one aspect at a time to reduce fatigue
  • danger is reduced
  • improves motivation levels ( gradual achievement )
• disadvantages of progressive part practice

  • very time consuming
  • can't be used with highly organised skills
  • fluency may be lost
  • kinaesthesis cant be developed until the end