Post by s73 on May 4, 2013 9:31:33 GMT -6
I am currently studying for my CSCS test and came across some really interesting reading that I think really promotes the KISS principle.
According to the reading the author states that when an athlete is in the process of learning a motor skill he progresses through 3 stages:
The cognitive stage - Effortful and conscious thought about the movement about to be performed.
In other words, the athlete has to think about the task being performed.
2nd stage - the associative stage - The athlete focuses on the task but is less concerned with details.
Finally, AUTOMATICITY -During which the skill is performed without thought and becomes "automatic".
"Assuming proper instruction and coaching, the relaxed mind focuses only on what is irrelevant to the task at that moment and, at the same time, automatically filters out all irrelevant cues".
I thought this was fascinating as I believe it's a fancy, "sciency" way of saying that confidence is built through repetition. That's something I think I aleady knew, but it took me several years to develop my program (am still a work in progress like all of us) in a way that my athletes can play w/o thinking to a certain extent.
I think that can be a difficult task in this sport more so than any other b/c their are so many ways to skin a cat. I think a clear vision of what you want to do and sticking with it can develop more confident and effective athletes.
Anyway, just thought it was good food for thought. I know earlier in my career I was always in flux about what I was teaching and how I wanted my players to perform certain skills, plays etc. But I've noticed that as I've narrowed my scope on how I want tcertain things done, our success has improved tremendously.
In other words, as the playbook has shrunk the execution and results have grown.
Just thought I's share. Found it very interesting.
According to the reading the author states that when an athlete is in the process of learning a motor skill he progresses through 3 stages:
The cognitive stage - Effortful and conscious thought about the movement about to be performed.
In other words, the athlete has to think about the task being performed.
2nd stage - the associative stage - The athlete focuses on the task but is less concerned with details.
Finally, AUTOMATICITY -During which the skill is performed without thought and becomes "automatic".
"Assuming proper instruction and coaching, the relaxed mind focuses only on what is irrelevant to the task at that moment and, at the same time, automatically filters out all irrelevant cues".
I thought this was fascinating as I believe it's a fancy, "sciency" way of saying that confidence is built through repetition. That's something I think I aleady knew, but it took me several years to develop my program (am still a work in progress like all of us) in a way that my athletes can play w/o thinking to a certain extent.
I think that can be a difficult task in this sport more so than any other b/c their are so many ways to skin a cat. I think a clear vision of what you want to do and sticking with it can develop more confident and effective athletes.
Anyway, just thought it was good food for thought. I know earlier in my career I was always in flux about what I was teaching and how I wanted my players to perform certain skills, plays etc. But I've noticed that as I've narrowed my scope on how I want tcertain things done, our success has improved tremendously.
In other words, as the playbook has shrunk the execution and results have grown.
Just thought I's share. Found it very interesting.
