Learning Skills

1. Learning Skills

2. Gradual Build Up is when you learn a skill bit by bit Shadowing is when you shadow your partner and e.g. Diving copy what they are doing. 1. Seated Dive 2. Kneeling Dive e.g. Movements in 3. Crouched Dive Badminton 4. Full Dive Whole Part Whole is when you try the whole Learning skill, then, break it down Conditioned and concentrate on part, Skills Games before putting it all together again Solo/Partner/Group Repetition Drills Learning Skills

3. Methods of Practice • There are four main methods of practice that you need to know for physical education: • GRADUAL BUILD UP • WHOLE PART WHOLE • PASSIVE/ACTIVE PRACTICES • REPETIITIVE PRACTICES

4. Gradual Build Up Gradual build up is a useful practice method for learning complex skills. You learn the skill bit by bit. You build the skill up in stages. Often used when the skill is too difficult or dangerous to try. Gradual build up is a useful practice method as it allows you to: • Make practices more demanding in small steps • Develop confidence • Make practices challenging but achievable • Gear practices to your stage of learning

5. Gradual Build Up - individual An example for using the gradual build up method for an individual activity is the flight dive. Diving Seated dive Kneeling dive Crouched dive Full dive

6. Gradual Build Up - team Gradual build up practice method can also be used in team activities. E.g. Stage 1: In indoor hockey you are working on attack. 4 v 1. The object of the practice is to get past the defender. You must describe how you would gradually build up this practice to make it more challenging.

7. Classroom questions • Describe when you used the gradual build-up method to learn a new skill in gymnastics? • What where the advantages of using the gradual build-up method to learn this skill?

8. Homework 4 2005 Foundation Q10 A and B are based on using gradual build up to learn or develop skills. A.Whichof the following are true and which are false? Copy the correct statements into your jotter (4 marks)

9. Homework 4 2005 Foundation Q10 • I would use gradual build up to develop confidence; • I would use gradual build up to learn a skill in stages; • I would use gradual build up to identify an problem with the whole skill; • I would use gradual build up if a skill was dangerous.

10. Homework 4 2005 Foundation Q10 Choose a skill/technique which you learned or developed using gradual build up. B. Describe how you would use gradual build up to learn or develop this skill/technique. (i) First practice. (2 marks) (ii) More difficult second practice. (2 marks)