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Comparison of constant and variable practice conditions on free-throw shooting
- Source :
- Perceptual and Motor Skills. June, 2002, Vol. 94 Issue 3, p1113, 11 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- The proposition that variable practice may be superior to constant practice even for consistent transfer situations was tested on a prototypical consistently performed skill, the basketball free throw. 94 participants were matched on free-throw shooting, then randomly assigned to one of four practice conditions, a Constant condition, i.e., at the free-throw line, and three Variable conditions. Under supervision participants practiced shooting free throws four days a week for three weeks. Three substantially different variable practice conditions produced significant improvement similar to that of constant practice on tests during each week of practice and on a delayed retention test. Consistent with the proposition, the most variable practice group performed as well as the other groups on the retention test despite lower practice performance.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00315125
- Volume :
- 94
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.90871849