Skills and Skills and TechniquesTechniques

Lesson FiveLesson Five

Stages Stages of Skill of Skill LearninLearnin

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Methods of Methods of PracticePractice

PrinciplePrinciples of s of

effective effective practicepractice

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Planning Planning StageStage

Shadow PracticeShadow PracticeWork/rest ratioWork/rest ratio

ProgressionProgression

External External VERBALVERBAL feedback.feedback.

Internal Internal INTRINSICINTRINSIC feedbackfeedback

Practice Practice StageStage

Repetition DrillsCombination Drills

Pressure Drills

Work/rest ratioWork/rest ratio

ProgressionProgression

External External VERBALVERBAL feedback.feedback.

Internal Internal INTRINSICINTRINSIC feedbackfeedback

AutomatiAutomatic Stagec Stage

Conditioned games

Work/rest ratioWork/rest ratio

ProgressionProgression

External External VERBAL/WRITTEVERBAL/WRITTE

NN feedback.feedback.

Internal Internal INTRINSICINTRINSIC feedbackfeedback

Today we will….Today we will….

Examine Principles of Effective Practice Examine Principles of Effective Practice in relation to model answers.in relation to model answers.

Share our understanding of what we Share our understanding of what we mean by Principles of Effective Practice.mean by Principles of Effective Practice.

Highlight how Principles of Effective Highlight how Principles of Effective Practice shape our programme of work.Practice shape our programme of work.

What Makes Practice Effective?

• Write one buzz word/phrase that explains what in their opinion makes a practice session effective.

PrinciplePrinciples ofs of

TrainingTraining

PrinciplePrinciples of s of

Effective Effective PracticePractice

They are not the They are not the samesame

Does not equalDoes not equal

Principles of Effective Principles of Effective PracticePractice

Set clear Set clear objectivesobjectives

Specific to Specific to strengths and strengths and weaknessesweaknessesAchievable,

Achievable,

progressive

progressive

stagesstages

Work to rest Work to rest ratioratio

Increase in

Increase in

difficulty,

difficulty,

specific to

specific to

increase in

increase in

ability

ability

Avoid effect of

Avoid effect of

boredomboredom

Game like, Game like, realistic to realistic to

activityactivity

Avoid fatig

ue

Avoid fatig

ue

Specific physical

Specific physical

demands of skill

demands of skill

• Working with a partner, read model answer one and highlight the information which relates to Principles of Effective Practice.

• Repeat the above task while working individually.

Principles of Effective Principles of Effective PracticePractice

For your practice to be effective it needs to be For your practice to be effective it needs to be _________ to your strengths and weaknesses. This _________ to your strengths and weaknesses. This means that practice will have to become means that practice will have to become ________________ more __________ as your level of ________________ more __________ as your level of performance improves. performance improves.

Also to avoid __________ and fatigue practice needs Also to avoid __________ and fatigue practice needs to be stimulating/interesting. For it to be to be stimulating/interesting. For it to be stimulating it needs to be ______________ yet stimulating it needs to be ______________ yet achievable, varied and last an appropriate amount achievable, varied and last an appropriate amount of _____.of _____.

Furthermore ____________________________________ Furthermore ____________________________________ stage of practice ___________________ time, _________ stage of practice ___________________ time, _________ _________________ measureable objectives._________________ measureable objectives.

specifispecificc

progressivelprogressivelyydifficultdifficult

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challengingchallengingtimetime

to ensure you move onto the to ensure you move onto the nextnextat the appropriateat the appropriate practicespractices

must have must have clearclear

Work/Rest RatioWork/Rest Ratio In any form of training it is essential to calculate In any form of training it is essential to calculate

your ratio of work relative to rest.your ratio of work relative to rest.

But what does this mean….?But what does this mean….?

Q.Q. Athlete A works for 30s and has 60s rest what is Athlete A works for 30s and has 60s rest what is his work to rest ratio?his work to rest ratio?

Q.Q. Athlete B works for 30s and has 90s rest what is Athlete B works for 30s and has 90s rest what is his work to rest ratio?his work to rest ratio?

Q.Q. Performer A works, then rests while performer B Performer A works, then rests while performer B works and continues to rest while Performer C works and continues to rest while Performer C works. What is performer A work to rest ratio?works. What is performer A work to rest ratio?

Work/Rest RatioWork/Rest Ratio

To avoid fatigue and injury To avoid fatigue and injury practices should be achievable in practices should be achievable in a short period of time.a short period of time.

High quality practice for a short High quality practice for a short time is better than repetitive low time is better than repetitive low level practice over a long period of level practice over a long period of time.time.

ProgressioProgressionn

Performance Level

Difficulty of practice

To ensure practices are specific to your current To ensure practices are specific to your current level of skill learning and ability they must progress level of skill learning and ability they must progress in difficulty as your performance improves. You can in difficulty as your performance improves. You can add to the demands of practices by, for example, add to the demands of practices by, for example, showing greater technical ability, increasing the showing greater technical ability, increasing the number of skills you have to perform, increasing the number of skills you have to perform, increasing the pressure, increasing the opposition. pressure, increasing the opposition.

To avoid the adverse effects of boredom it is To avoid the adverse effects of boredom it is essential to ensure that you work at a challenging essential to ensure that you work at a challenging but achievable level at all times. To easy or to but achievable level at all times. To easy or to difficult and you will quickly become difficult and you will quickly become bored/disinterested.bored/disinterested.

To ensure you progress at the appropriate time, To ensure you progress at the appropriate time, practices must have clear objectives / success practices must have clear objectives / success criteria.criteria.

ProgressioProgressionn

Think….Think…. SpecificSpecific – To stage of skill learning– To stage of skill learning

MeasureableMeasureable – Targets which you can measure to – Targets which you can measure to check for check for improvement/ensure improvement/ensure progress at correct time.progress at correct time.

AchievableAchievable – Practice must be challenging but – Practice must be challenging but achievable to keep achievable to keep you motivated. you motivated. Problematic if to easy/difficultProblematic if to easy/difficult

RealisticRealistic – Keep practice related to demands of – Keep practice related to demands of whole whole performance/activity performance/activity

(game like). By doing this makes (game like). By doing this makes it it easier to transfer improvements into activity.easier to transfer improvements into activity.

TimeTime – Consider work to rest ratio to ensure high – Consider work to rest ratio to ensure high level of level of performance, avoid fatigue / performance, avoid fatigue / injuryinjury

SMARTSMART

Homework• Due Monday 14th December

Task: Using the two model answers provided in class answer the

below question.

AREA 3: SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES

Question 6

(c) Explain, in detail, the principles you took into account when using these methods of practice to ensure your programme was effective.