Aug 18, 2015
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said: “The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated”. Reaching a stage where some skills can be performed “automatically” is thought to be one of the main goals of sports training and one of the defining characteristics of being an expert. But what exactly does it mean for a sports skill to be “automatic” and how exactly is this desired state achieved through training? In this episode, I introduce the topic of skill acquisition be exploring traditional theories of how an athlete progresses from a novice to an expert.
Research confessions: Does research always happen like we say it does in journal articles?
Links to articles discussed:
Movement automaticity in sport
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Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
Matt Augustine - Learn How to Swim
Jonathan DImmel – Learn From Me
Sonic Avenues – Automatic
Arsonist – Hot Salsa Trip
Room One Eleven – Automatic
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