Ways of Developing SkillWays of Developing Skill

Practice MethodsPractice Methods

Gradual Build-up:Gradual Build-up:

- Allows the performer to learn - Allows the performer to learn complex complex skills in small steps.skills in small steps.

- Practice can be made progressively - Practice can be made progressively demanding.demanding.

- Allows performer to gain confidence.- Allows performer to gain confidence.

A practice can be made more demanding A practice can be made more demanding through adding more defenders etc.through adding more defenders etc.

Practice Methods Cont.Practice Methods Cont.

Whole-part-whole:Whole-part-whole:

- Usually used when a performer - Usually used when a performer already has some experience in the already has some experience in the activity.activity.

- From own performance, performer - From own performance, performer can can identify weak areas within performance, identify weak areas within performance,

and improve them in isolation.and improve them in isolation.

- Once performance has been - Once performance has been improved, improved, the whole skill can be performed the whole skill can be performed again.again.

Practice Methods Cont.Practice Methods Cont.

Passive/ Active practices:Passive/ Active practices:- Practicing with a partner whom can vary - Practicing with a partner whom can vary

the the degree of opposition to help a performer degree of opposition to help a performer improve a set skill.improve a set skill.- Passive = a partner deliberately work - Passive = a partner deliberately work

cooperatively with a performer to help cooperatively with a performer to help build build confidence and improve skill.confidence and improve skill.

- Active = as performer improves in - Active = as performer improves in confidence and ability, partner can become confidence and ability, partner can become more competitive and challenge performer.more competitive and challenge performer.

Principles of Effective Practice and Principles of Effective Practice and Refinement.Refinement.

Effective practice requires clear and Effective practice requires clear and achievable objectives.achievable objectives.Performer must first identify current level Performer must first identify current level of ability along with strengths and of ability along with strengths and weaknesses to enable weaknesses to enable realisticrealistic targets. targets.Practicing a skill before a performer is Practicing a skill before a performer is ready will result in limited or no ready will result in limited or no improvement.improvement.Low motivation.Low motivation.

Principles of Effective Practice and Principles of Effective Practice and Refinement cont.Refinement cont.

Train for appropriate level of time.Train for appropriate level of time.

- Too short = limited improvement.- Too short = limited improvement.

- Too long = fatigue and prone to injury.- Too long = fatigue and prone to injury.

Training time is dependant on activity and Training time is dependant on activity and level of ability.level of ability.

Practice must be varied to reduce Practice must be varied to reduce boredom, otherwise progress will again be boredom, otherwise progress will again be limited. limited.

Work-to-rest ratio.Work-to-rest ratio.

Ratio of work relative to amount of rest. This Ratio of work relative to amount of rest. This makes the skill training program makes the skill training program specificspecific to to performers needs.performers needs.

Work-to-rest ratio takes into account:Work-to-rest ratio takes into account:

- Your previous experience in activity.- Your previous experience in activity.

- Your level of practical ability.Your level of practical ability.

- The difficulty of skill involved.The difficulty of skill involved.

- The physical demands involved in the practice.The physical demands involved in the practice.

Methods of Practice.Methods of Practice.

There are 6 different methods of practice when learning There are 6 different methods of practice when learning and refining a skill. These are:and refining a skill. These are:

1) Solo practice.1) Solo practice.2) Partner practice.2) Partner practice.3) Repetition.3) Repetition.4) Shadow practice.4) Shadow practice.5) Opposed practice.5) Opposed practice.6) Unopposed practice.6) Unopposed practice.

Can you give examples of each of these types of Can you give examples of each of these types of practice, related to the activities in your course?practice, related to the activities in your course?