types of guidance

Question	Answer
Verbal guidance	- Explained to the learner.
Verbal guidance (advantages)	- Can be used at all stages. - Alongside all the other methods. - Delivered to multiple people at once..
Verbal guidance (disadvantages)	- Coach needs to have good communication skills. - Hard to reach difficult skills. - Can lead to boredom.
Visual guidance	- Occurs when athletes watch demonstrates of a skill.
Visual guidance (advantages)	- Can be used at all stages of learning. - Allows mental image to develop. - Can be delivered to multiple people at once. -Can be used with other forms of guidance.
Visual guidance (disadvantages)	- Hard to teach complex skills. - Can lead to boredom.
Manual guidance	- Occurs when a coach physically manipulates an athlete into the correct position..
Manual guidance (advantages)	- Reduces the risk of injury. - Allows feeling of the movement to develop. - Can be used with other forms of guidance.
Manual guidance (disadvantages)	- Hard to teach complex skills. - Can lead to boredom. - Can lead to over-reliance on the coach.
Mechanical guidance	- When aids are used to assist the skill with development.
Mechanical guidance (advantage)	- Reduces the risk of injury. - Provides the feeling of the movement. - Allows beginners to practice dangerous more complex skills.
Mechanical Guidance (disadvantages)	- Specialist equipment needed. - Can become over reliant on the equipment.

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	Created by Libby Cashmore-Clifton over 5 years ago