About this episode
Introducing Kasey, Andy, and Harjiv + why they think motor learning is important. 0:42 - Kasey’s thoughts. 2:00 - Andy’s thoughts. 3:46 - Harjiv’s thoughts. 6:16 - The Guidance Hypothesis in relation to feedback. 6:22 - The only law in motor learning: Fitts Law. 7:19 - Using the analogy of bowling balls and bumper lanes to demonstrate the importance of removing dependence in athletes. 8:30 - Information and feedback is better processed when given in a concise form + why coaches should put in the extra effort to do so. 11:29 - How coaches should approach giving feedback to their athletes. 13:25 - How much of feedback should revolve around the athletes thoughts + using open questions to elicit feedback from athletes. 14:51 - Limiting feedback to avoid overloading athletes with information, while also effectively sharing information with them. 15:00 - Evaluating the influence of the coach’s ego + pushing it aside to better develop athletes. 17:11 - Finding the right time to offer feedback to athletes. 18:32 - How the institution of self-regulated learning within athletes during practice can also be used as a constraint to main focus during matches. 19:43 - What do players actually benefit from becoming less reliant on coaches? 20:51 - Including a step-by-step process instead of overloading athletes with information all at once. Identifying critical points of tasks. Correlating it to success to improve the mentality of athletes. 21:56 - Precise feedback is not always the most effective feedback. 25:06 - Targeted feedback vs. “untargeted feedback”. 27:01 - Feedback is ultimately a constraint. 30:15 - Studying the effects of giving more feedback. 33:51 - Why youth coaches should hold back on giving vocal feedback without the backing of data, spreadsheets, film, etc. Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout