SKILL ACQUISITION TWITTER THREAD

                                       

Twitter has become my go-to social media platform these days and last week I stumbleed across a length thread on skill acqusition  and what the biggest bang for your buck is in relation to it.

Here are just some of the responses from varous coaches around the world from all different sports:

• Fail to learn
• The most important learning is learning to learn
• Don’t just artificially boost current performance levels but emphasise/encourage long term learning
• It’s not perfect practice that makes perfect it’s the effortful pursuit of perfect results in a representative environment designed to make attaining such results difficult, that makes perfect
• Fast learning doesn't lead to long term retention of information
• Develop through randomisation, slow performance progress and good quality struggle but every learner will have their own personal struggle limit
• The ideal challenge level is "pleasantly frustrating"
• Think of the ramifications of block v random practice
• Add variability to practice in whatever way you want to
• Use an athlete centered approach (autonomy, enhanced expectations etc)
• As an athlete try to realise the rich sources of information that live outside your perspective
• Invite the athlete to be an active participant in their practice design
• We can have the most robust practice design but that can instantly change with how you instruct and give feedback
• Communication is a form of constraint
• For anyone u16 years of age, it’s free play
• Emphasising the distinction between learning and performance, reinforcing that sometimes we want to sacrifice performance in the short term to improve learning in the long term
• Create a non-threatening relationship
• Be sure to implement skill planning/periodisation embedded by the principles of learning, as a lack of a well thought out plan can easily derail good practice design and slow development
• Consistently implement effective practice design, understanding the extent to which demonstruction/instruction/practice scheduling etc, is important in your sport, with your athletes
• Intrinsic motivation

How many of these have taken into account before training your players in the past?

What one's have you implemented?

What one's are your favourites from this list?

Can you add to this list?