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Supreme Being
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| CJP: An interesting point about the skills and ages of learners...how are adults different? You had to rewatch the video a couple of times and I would put you down as an intelligent man. I had to watch the vid a couple of times as well.
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Supreme Being
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You are right Dan. I found plenty of interest in what he said, even if the delivery/presentation was not the best.
Interesting also what you say about assuming all are "seers and doers". The "listeners" need their go too. For some a combination of words and action is powerful. Not sure if this is evidence of that but at the w/e when the kids (U7) were asked to do something involving the standing pass, my son said "fingers up, fingers down, step and pass" whist showing a team mate what to do. I have used that phrase before in relation to the pass but not for some while. It had stuck. A bit like "mirror, signal, manoeuvre" from my driving test a very long time ago!
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As I understand it, in general learning theory, there are three types of learning styles:
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Visual
To completely oversimplify it:
Auditory - they need to hear a skill or tactic explained by the coach
Kinesthetic - they need to actually participate in the skill to understand it -- to feel it
Visual - they need to see the skill demonstrated
Learners are not exclusively one or another, but are different degrees of all styles -- they just learn concepts quicker and easier when presented in their dominant style.
What does this mean for a coach? My take is that you should take these styles into consideration when demonstrating a skill. If you have players that have difficulty grasping a concept, get them to answer some questions that will guide you as to their learning styles. If they have difficulty understanding a skill or tactic you're explaining, get them to physically do it/demonstrate it (if you learn they're a kinesthetic learner).
There are literature and tests out there to help facilitate this -- its impractical to do this for all your players, but it can help solve problems with players who just aren't "getting it".
Nipper
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