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Sport Skill Instruction for Coaches

It has been said that �experience is knowledge acquired too late.� As a coach you want to do all you can to speed up your athletes� learning of tactical skills rather than wait for them to learn by experience.

Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training

Of all the gaze within the scan path in golf, only one has emerged as an indicator of both higher levels of skill and accuracy.

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement

Elliott and Khan contend that there are two types of visual regulation associated with goal-directed movement.

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement eBook

Normal functioning in everyday life requires humans to interact with moving and static objects within a visually dynamic environment.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior

Over the years, many different theories have been used to explain how people learn.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior eBook

When we are compelled to act quickly, we can sometimes emphasize speed over accuracy and actually end up missing the goal of the task entirely.

The Athlete's Clock eBook

We take a closer look at studies into the effects daily activity and caloric restriction have on animals, and what the results might mean for humans.

Perceptual-Motor Activities for Children With Web Resource

Educators who want to help children develop to their full potential must educate the whole child by addressing physical, mental, and emotional needs. Many programs at elementary schools focus on academic and emotional development, but how many address children�s physical development?

Perceptual-Motor Activities for Children eBook With Web Resource

Jump over the noodles, taking off and landing with both feet. Each time you jump, say a letter of the alphabet starting at the beginning. Continue in alphabetical order and see how many times you can say the whole alphabet in three minutes.

Motor Learning and Performance 5th Edition eBook With Web Study Guide

One useful addition to the collection of activities in a practice session is to ask the learner to rehearse skills to be learned mentally, without performing actual, overt physical practice.

Articles and Links

	Cutting wood and missing putts How are constant error, variable error, and absolute error useful for understanding motor control?
	Explanation of the three-step decision training model The decision-training model has three steps and includes seven cognitive skills, seven cognitive triggers, and seven decision-training tools.
	Feedback plays many roles in movement production and control Learn more about various functions of feedback in movement control, such as how we can conceptualize these functions as acting before a movement, during a movement, and after a movement.