A discus athlete has recently mastered the foundational movements and now wants to improve their throwing performance. Their coach decides to change the athlete's pre-throw stance from stationary to spinning to help generate greater momentum for the throw.
Which sequence of practice methods is most likely to allow the athlete to effectively transition to the spinning stance?
- Massed part then whole practice
- Massed whole then part practice
- Distributed part then whole practice
- Distributed whole then part practice