Gary Crossley, Author at Ontario Curling Council

Blocked, Distributed and Random Practice as it Relates to Skill Acquisition in Curling

Leave a Comment / Coaching practice, Drills / By Gary Crossley / February 27, 2012

An age-old question in sport is what practice structure yields the best results in relation to effective skill acquisition. This article will define three different practice structures that are referred to as Blocked, Distributed and Random. The answer to this question is critical to all coaches, as they need to structure practices appropriately by selecting […]

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