Guidance

Guidance

1. Visual

   • Demonstration, photograph, video etc
   • Enables the performer to create a mental image
   • Particularly valuable for cognitive learners
   • Has to be within the learners capabilities
   • should be accurate and clear
   • Highlight important cues
   • Adv: target weaknesses, create the perfect mental image, lead to increase in motivation
   • Disadv: model isn't perfect the wrong mental image will be created, too difficult, lead to information overload

2. Verbal

   • Talking, explaining
     • Often works alongside visual
   • helpful in autonomous stage
   • has to be clear, accurate
   • Has to be brief and meaningful
     • Otherwise player will lose motivation
   • Adv: supports visual, if positive can increase confidence and motivation, can be specific to you
   • Disadv: may be too technical, performers may lose concentration, negative rather than positive

3. Manual

   • Allows you to gain kinesthesis
   • Involves physical support
     • Creates a forced response
   • AIDS MOVEMENT
   • Adv: helps eliminate danger, builds confidence, fear of a skill reduced, gives a feel for the skill
   • Disadv: if overused can have detrimental effect, after initial feel bad habits could occur, lose confidence rather than gain, being so close with students can be off putting

4. Mechanical

   • RESTRICTED MOVEMENT
   • Device used E.G armbands in swimming
   • Incorporates a form of physical support
   • Adv: builds confidence, eliminates danger, gives a feel for the skill, can be used with disabled/recovering athletes
   • Disadv: over usage could interfere, performers become dependant, motivation lost, incorrect intrinsic feedback