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Attention and Motor Skill Learning

Even though motor skills vary, the learning process that individuals go through when acquiring those skills is similar.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior

The decision to use any given practice schedule should be based on the skill level of the learner, the demands of the task, and the eventual performance setting.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior eBook

The decision to use any given practice schedule should be based on the skill level of the learner, the demands of the task, and the eventual performance setting.

Motor Control and Learning 5th Edition eBook

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.

The Athlete's Clock

The concept of pacing is rooted in the idea that athletes make cognitive, purposeful decisions regarding velocity based on previous experience and sensory input.

The Athlete's Clock

In athletes, stride rhythm is often coupled with breathing while running, walking, cycling, or rowing. This is called entrainment of ventilation and locomotion.

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.

Motor Learning and Development

Distribution of practice refers to the amount of practice during each period and the amount of rest between practice sessions in order to ensure optimal learning of motor skills (Magill, 2007).

Perceptual-Motor Activities for Children 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 With Web Study Guide

As you�ll recall from chapter 2, the movement programming stage is the third in the sequence of information-processing stages.

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.