Season 5 · Episode 192
WHOLE VS PART SKILL PRACTICE -Motor Learning for Coaches
In this episode of Motor Learning for Coaches, John Mayer, Andy Bass, Harjiv Singh, and Kasey Crider discuss part vs whole practice for skill development.
March 31, 202230m 40s
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Show Notes
- 1:28 - Andy’s primary focus of study, and what he has his PhD in.
- What he does for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Motor Learning + Sports Psychology
- 2:45 - What is part vs. whole practice?
- Interconnected technique and skills
- Breaking down the parts of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony
- Connecting sports and musical analogies
- 7:06 - If you mess up the first part, can you continue with the rest of the parts?
- 8:20 - How to emphasize certain skill areas without making whole practice too overwhelming for the athlete.
- 12:20 - Will part practice actually help you improve, or does it have a placebo effect on the athlete?
- Ineffective simulations for volleyball drills in young ages
- 17:18 - How to implement whole practice into our warmups.
- 21:01 - Are the different parts of motor learning connected, and if they are, how are they connected?
- Some gray areas in between
- Some aspects to take from each part
- From an academic standpoint, it’s hard to mix
- Trial and erroring + measuring the effects in practices to find the best approach
- 29:03 - Summary of the topics discussed.
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