For the athletes to learn the hitting skill correctly, it is important to look at the sessions practice design. Motor learning occurs through practice or experience (Hoffman, 2018c). As the hit has both a start and finish, it will be viewed as a discrete skill.
Massed vs Distributed Practice
Massed practice is where activities in each session are performed closely together. Distributed practice is where activities in each session are spread apart and there are a greater number of sessions each week (Hoffman, 2018c). Research shows massed practice as more beneficial for long term learnings (Hoffman, 2018c). This session is based upon massed practice. A study conducted by Lee and Genovese (1989) showed that massed practice for discrete skills shows better retention for activities learned.
Variability in Practice …show more content…
Intraskill was used during the first two drills. Players were asked to hit the wall at differing distances, followed by aiming at a moving target at varying distances (Hoffman, 2018c). The intraskill leads to gains during the session. The interskill, where players practice different skills in a session and / or within an activity, was utilised during our final activity (Hoffman, 2018c). The interskill is a variable skill for best learning in different contexts. The final activity of shooting towards goals added a push at the start, the shooting circle, aiming and beating a goal keeper. Players were asked to shoot from different spots on the circle creating different angles for scoring. During a game of hockey, players are going to encounter different conditions that they have not been able to train for. Therefore, players are better to do variable practice to simulate these
Massed vs Distributed Practice
Massed practice is where activities in each session are performed closely together. Distributed practice is where activities in each session are spread apart and there are a greater number of sessions each week (Hoffman, 2018c). Research shows massed practice as more beneficial for long term learnings (Hoffman, 2018c). This session is based upon massed practice. A study conducted by Lee and Genovese (1989) showed that massed practice for discrete skills shows better retention for activities learned.
Variability in Practice …show more content…
Intraskill was used during the first two drills. Players were asked to hit the wall at differing distances, followed by aiming at a moving target at varying distances (Hoffman, 2018c). The intraskill leads to gains during the session. The interskill, where players practice different skills in a session and / or within an activity, was utilised during our final activity (Hoffman, 2018c). The interskill is a variable skill for best learning in different contexts. The final activity of shooting towards goals added a push at the start, the shooting circle, aiming and beating a goal keeper. Players were asked to shoot from different spots on the circle creating different angles for scoring. During a game of hockey, players are going to encounter different conditions that they have not been able to train for. Therefore, players are better to do variable practice to simulate these