Standard Grade PE Skills & Techniques

Standard Grade PESkills & Techniques Learning Skills

Recap from last week….. • What is a skill? • What is a technique? • Name a skill and 2 techniques from an activity? • What makes a skill simple? • What makes a skill complex?

This week: Learning Outcomes • Methods of Practice • Practicing Skills

Methods of Practice • Main methods of practice when learning skills: • Whole – Part – Whole • Gradual Build Up • Repetition / feeder drills • Small sided (conditioned) games.

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 whilst working up the levels • You can learn a complex skill whilst working safely • Skills are mastered before you progress

Gradual Build up • Example: Basketball layup • Stage 1: Practice the shot off the board • Stage 2: Practice one step and a shot • Stage 3: Practice two steps and a shot • Stage 4: One dribble – two steps - shot

Gradual Build Up – Head spring • Attempt a headspring over a low box with support and a run up • Attempt a headspring over a low box, no support but with a run • Attempt a headspring off a pile of mats ie height • Attempt a headspring off the floor

Gradual Build Up - Dive • Push and glide in the water • Sitting dive • Crouch dive • Standing dive

GBU – Spike in Volleyball • Perform arm action hitting the ball against the wall. • Partner throws high ball at net, 2 footed jump to hit the ball. • As above but stand back and time run in to jump. • Volley to partner, partner sets, run in and spike.

Whole Part Whole Whole part whole is often used by performers who already have some experience of the activity. It works best when you can perform a version of the whole skill already. Why?? A complex skill has different parts and it is an advantage to isolate a part of the skill, practise it, in order to get better at the whole skill.

Whole – Part - Whole Front Crawl - Swimming Whole: Try the whole stroke i.e. using both arms and legs Part: With a float in hands, practise legs only to improve leg kick Whole: Return to the whole stroke again to see if stroke has improved.

Exam Question! • Choose an activity. Choose a skill/technique that could be improved using whole/part/whole. Describe what you did to improve this skill/technique using whole/part/whole. (2) • Skill / technique____________________ • Describe what you did to improve this skill

Repetition Drills • This is where a skill/technique is practised repeatedly in isolation. This is used to improve technique, accuracy and confidence in the skill. The performer repeatedly attempts a skill after a feed from a partner. The performer is looking to work at the skill/technique till it becomes AUTOMATIC. If a performer can develop the skill to this stage it means he/she can think of other aspects of the game eg tactics next shot etc.

Repetition Drills - Example • An example of a practice should mention how many people, how often you do the skill, distances apart, targets and rest periods. • A practice for a spike in volleyball • In groups of 4 players take it in turn to volley the ball to a setter who sets the ball up towards the net for each of them in turn to spike the ball into the opposite court. Each player attempts 10 spikes. Rest for 30 secs and repeats this 3 times.

Repetition Practices

Conditioned Games • Conditioned games are used to work on specific skills in a game situation. E.g. winning a point in badminton with a smash might be worth 2 points or scoring with a layup in basketball might be worth 2 points. • This encourages players to use specific skills • Other examples: in football, players might only be allowed 2 touches of the ball to encourage them to have a good first touch and control.

Small Sided Games • Used to develop skills in a game like situation. This is commonly used in team games like football, volleyball and rugby. Players get more touches of the ball in a game like situation. There are usually fewer rules, more space giving players more time to get the ball under control and is usually less physically demanding.

Automatic performers: Repeating skills until they become automatic can provide a number of advantages: • Produces a high success rate • Performer can concentrate on other aspects of the game e.g. the next pass • No need to think about what needs to be done

What if you practise for too long? • boredom • tire easily by using the same muscles repeatedly • injury because you are using the same muscles How do you avoid this? • shorter meaningful practices • vary the skills practised • make the practices competitive

How do you become an automatic performer? • PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!! • e.g. in badminton to work on my overhead clear: I worked with a partner who fed me the shuttle high to the back of the court 20 times for me to play an overhead clear, my target was to get the shuttle between the tram lines 10/20 times. • How could you make this practice harder?

Skilled performers: • What happens if you practice for too long? • Boredom sets in • Tire easily by using the same muscles repeatedly • Injury could occur because you are using the same muscles repeatedly

Standard Grade PE Skills & Techniques