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Types of Practice
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- 1What is a massed practice?Continuous practice session with no breaks
- 2When is a massed practice best used?When a skill is: discrete, simple, in a closed environment
When the performer is: expert - 3What are the advantages of a massed practice?Promotes fitness
Skill becomes habitual
Motor programmes can be stored easily
Quick
Useful for autonomous learners - 4What are the disadvantages of a massed practice?Can produce fatigue
Danger of negative transfer
High demand
Performers need to be motivated - 5What is a distributed practice?A session which involves intervals and breaks
- 6When is distributed practice best used?When the skill is: continuous, open, externally paced
When the performer is: unfit, novice - 7What are the advantages of a distributed practice?Intervals give opportunities for feedback
Intervals give performers a time for rest
Good for novices
Coaches can offer motivation during intervals
Makes dangerous activities safer - 8What are the disadvantages of a distributed practice?Time consuming
Not as useful for experts/autonomous learners
Danger of negative transfer - 9What is varied practice?Where drills are changed so players can adapt to a changing environment
- 10When is varied practice best used?When a skill is: open, externally paced and continuous
When the environment is: unpredictable - 11What are the advantages of varied practice?Allows players to adapt to changing conditions
Builds up schema
Maintains motivation - 12What are the disadvantages of varied practice?Time consuming
Danger of negative transfer
Might place unnecessary demands on players if too many things to focus on - 13What is mental practice?An athlete goes through a performance in their mind without movement
- 14When is mental practice best used?Prior to activity and during warm-ups
- 15What are the benefits of mental practice?Improves confidence
Lowers anxiety
Stimulates muscle receptors so player is more alert
Can be done when player is injured
Builds motor programmes
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- A level Physical Education (Skill Acquisition) Flashcards on Types of Practice, created by Wesley Spearman on 06/02/2018.
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