Archiv der Kategorie: Mentaltraining

The psychological consequences of explicit learning

In our view, for successful competitors it makes a difference, if we work in practice with explicit technical instructions or whether we „develop“ a suitable technique with the player on implicit tasks!

So far we have drawn attention to the benefits of individual and creative problem solving and the sustainability of a player on implicit technology development.

In our view, there is a more significant difference, which speaks for the implicit method. In the explicit teaching methodology the player learns the technique of a stroke from the perspective of the coach (and out of textbooks), which is connected to certain predetermined sequences (backswing, impact movement, movement to the ball, ….). Surely, there are more open and closer interpretations by explicitly working coaches. The psychological consequences of explicit learning weiterlesen

Constraints

Ash Smith describes in this article, how the effects of pressure on performance and how the natural defence mechanism of our bodies can lead into “mind blindness” and consequently to making poor decisions. And you can find some very nice examples for differencial and implicit learning!

„In a constraints led model the coach will design practice so that the task contains a specific constraint, or so that the performer themselves is constrained in some way (physically or cognitively). The constraint being such that it guides the performer towards the desired change of movement pattern or behaviour. This approach has the benefit of helping the performer develop feel for the change from their own experiences and as such internalise it more effectively – thus accelerating the speed of skill acquisition.“ (Ash Smith: Comfortable with being uncomfortable?)

It’s a skill

“You can learn math, french, bowling. But you can also learn to be more empathetic, passionate, focused, consistent, persistent and twenty-seven other attitudes. If you can learn to be better at something, it’s a skill. And if it’s a skill, it’s yours if you want it. Which is great news, isn’t it?”

(Seth Godin, zitiert nach Trevor Ragan, trainugly)

Dance with the ball….

dirk-nowitzki„It’s like dancing and playing at the same time….“

Anfang September startet die Basketball-Europameisterschaft. Zur Freude der deutschen Fans wird auch Dirk Nowitzki mit dabei sein. Schon längst hat der Würzburger in den USA Legendenstatus erreicht und auch in Deutschland gehört Dirkules zu den bekanntesten Sportlern überhaupt.

In diesem Video zeigt Holger Geschwindner welche außergewöhnlichen Trainingsmethoden er anwendet. Geschwindner hat zum Erfolg von Dirk Nowitzki mit seinen unkonventionellen Trainingsmethoden wesentlich beigetragen.

Ein Tag mit Holger auf seinem Basketball-Camp am Starnberger See zeigt, wie er noch immer junge Talente fördert und durch seinen unkonventionellen Trainingsansatz den Horizont der Spieler erweitert.

Video Vice Sports

In early September starts the European Basketball Championship. To the delight of the German fans Dirk Nowitzki will be with it. Long ago the wurzburger has reached legendary status in the USA and also in Germany. Dirk is one of the most successful international athletes ever.

This video shows what Holger Geschwindners exceptional training methods employs. Geschwindner is the man who has made Dirk, with his unconventional training methods, to the player he is today.

A day with Holger at his basketball camp on Lake Starnberg shows how he still promotes young talents and by his unconventional approach to training he broadens the mind of the players.

Overworking pushes creativity

college student studyingWenn es beim Bewegungslernen und im Training gelingt, den präfrontalen Cortex und damit das Nachdenken über eine Bewegung zu dämpfen, dann erhöht das die Kreativität bei der Problemlösung und damit der Entwicklung einer adäquaten Schlagtechnik.

Im Differentiellen Lernen begegnen wir diesem Phänomen ebenfalls, wenn wir vom „Flutschen“ oder vom „Flow“ reden.  Dieser Zustand tritt vor allem im Zustand der Ermüdung während einer Trainingsform ein. Beschrieben habe ich das in einem Beitrag zur  Defokussierungs- oder „low-arousal-theorie“.

In einem spannenden Beitrag in Scientific American Overworking pushes creativity weiterlesen