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Spontaneous Practice

Spontaneous Practice

Spontaneous Practice has the extrinsic or practical value of improving sport skills but is still led by kids. An example is when two athletes use their free time to practice their jump shots on their own. They don’t follow an adult-specified curriculum, and they may not be targeting the skills they most need to improve. The value is the ownership a kid takes over his or her skill development, and the practice pays off in performance improvement.