The topics of ‘practice types relating to varied, fixed, massed and distributed practices’ (see PE REVIEW, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 11–15) and ‘methods of manipulating skills to facilitate learning’ are treated separately on the specification. They could, therefore, be questioned separately in your exams. These differing terms for what appears to be a common theme have been a source of confusion in past papers. I will attempt to clarify the elements of the second topic in order to improve your exam prospects.
This involves breaking a motor programme into subroutines and practising each separately. After parts have been overlearned in sequence the subroutines are put together, enabling the learner to perform the complete skill. When learning to smash in volleyball for example, the approach and two-footed takeoff would be perfected before considering hand contact to direct the shot.
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