The Sports Model: Deliberate Practice

The task that I chose to look over is completing an ice skating trick and the model that would be most relevant for learning how to complete the task using deliberate practice is the sports model. In order to be great in sports one has to keep their mind and body relaxed. They have to do well in their sport physically and mentally. The reason why the sports model is essential for completing an ice skating trick is because it allows the person to be in a focused state, which would make the ice skater complete the trick without any mistakes or errors. The other task that I chose to analyze is hitting specific notes as an opera singer and the model that would be most effective for learning how to complete the task using deliberate practice is the musician model. In the musician model, musicians become successful by constantly imitating others and comparing their outcomes with other great musicians. If an opera singer is trying to learn how to hit specific notes, they should follow how

I think in my adult years I can continue to use deliberate practice in certain things of my life. Colvin states that, “Becoming world-class great at anything seems to require thousands of hours of focused, deliberate practice...For an adult facing the responsibilities of a family and a career, devoting that kind of time to purely developmental activities would be exceedingly tough. Only in childhood and adolescence will the time typically be available” (171). This shows how influential deliberate practice is during childhood and how it becomes less effective when one reaches adulthood. I know that writing can always be improved and that writing is essential in any career interest so as an adult, I would like to continue to use deliberate practice in my writing into my adult years. I want to improve my writing so it could reach close to