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Title: Random and Blocked Practice for Learning Football Kicking
Language: English
Authors: Heitor Vilela (ORCID 0009-0007-3072-4922), José R. M. Godoi Filho (ORCID 0000-0001-7621-9568), Luiz M. M. Oliveira (ORCID 0009-0007-0049-5292), Analice S. Freitas (ORCID 0009-0005-6131-9917), Sabrina D. Campos, Fabiana S. Marques (ORCID 0000-0002-5993-2887), Flávio H. Bastos (ORCID 0000-0002-2879-2156), Ricardo Drews (ORCID 0000-0003-3121-0134), Matheus M. Pacheco (ORCID 0000-0002-9822-981X)
Source: Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 2026 14(1).
Availability: Human Kinetics, Inc. 1607 North Market Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 800-474-4457; Fax: 217-351-1549; e-mail: info@hkusa.com; Web site: https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jmld/jmld-overview.xml
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development, Drills (Practice), Program Effectiveness, Children, Preadolescents, Foreign Countries, Males, Team Sports
Geographic Terms: Brazil
DOI: 10.1123/jmld.2025-0062
ISSN: 2325-3193
2325-3215
Abstract: The question of how to organize the practice for learning skills of a given sport is still unresolved. Despite the common belief that random practice is more beneficial for retention/transfer tests in motor learning than blocked practice, recent reviews demonstrate limitations in generalizing this effect for the sport context. Therefore, we investigated the effect of random and blocked practice schedules on learning the football kick. Seventy subjects aged 6-11 years were tested in five different kicking conditions varying whether the kick was (1) for maximum velocity of the ball, or whether the kick was for precision depending on the initial position of the ball; (2) stationary ball; (3) under kicker's control; (4) with the ball at a constant speed; and (5) with the ball at varied speeds--as in a pass. For the practice phase, participants performed the four precision conditions under either block or random practice schedules. After seven practice sections, both groups improved similarly from pre- to posttests (120 hr after practice) in performance and overall movement pattern considering retention (Conditions 2-5) and transfer (Condition 1). Blocked and random practice conditions did not lead to distinct outcomes in learning the football kick.
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