Challenges and solutions when applying implicit motor learning theory in a high performance sport environment: examples from rugby league
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Article Title | Challenges and solutions when applying implicit motor learning theory in a high performance sport environment: examples from rugby league |
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ERA Journal ID | 40967 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Gabbett, Tim (Author) and Masters, Rich (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching |
Journal Citation | 6 (4), pp. 567-575 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1747-9541 |
2048-397X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1260/1747-9541.6.4.567 |
Web Address (URL) | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1260/1747-9541.6.4.567 |
Abstract | Skills that are learnt implicitly (i.e., without the accumulation of task-related rules and knowledge) have been shown to result in performance that displays stability in conditions of psychological stress, fatigue, multi-tasking, and over prolonged periods of time. Despite the wealth of evidence supporting the use of implicit motor learning strategies, the majority of this evidence has been generated from studies of novice performers rather than of experts. The aim of this paper is to describe some of the challenges faced by high-performance coaches and athletes who may wish to use implicit motor learning and to frame potential solutions with respect to the elite Australian National Rugby League competition. Practical training activities and techniques (e.g., errorless learning, random practice, cues, dual-tasking, and analogies), designed to facilitate the development of implicit skills that transfer robustly to high-performance competition environments, are presented. |
Keywords | analogies; conscious control; errorless learning; expertise; implicit motor learning; performance pressure; random practice; rugby league |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Catholic University |
University of Hong Kong, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q43z1/challenges-and-solutions-when-applying-implicit-motor-learning-theory-in-a-high-performance-sport-environment-examples-from-rugby-league
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