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YOU HAVE NOT TAUGHT
UNTIL THEY HAVE LEARNED
“
”LEARNING FROM THE GREATS
Nick Winkelman PhD | NBSCA 2017
Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results,
the process rather than the prize … The score takes care of itself
““ The score takes care of itself
””
As much as we pump
iron and we run to
build our strength up,
we need to build our
mental strength up
so we can focus
so we can be in
concert with one
another
““
””
“The mechanism by which our brain registers information is what
we call attention” - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“You dispose of a limited budget of attention that you can
allocate to activities, and if you try to go beyond your budget,
you will fail” ~ Daniel Kahneman
Focus - Attention - Coaching
Adapted from Magill, R. (2011) Motor Learning and Control –
Concepts and Applications 9th edition
Making our Message memorable
Personal Novel Less = More
The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about
teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a
group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits
““
””
01 | Coach As A Teacher
Attentional Focus
The conscious effort of an individual to focus
their attention through explicit thoughts and
feelings in an effort to execute a task with
superior performance
External Focus
Explode Off The Ground
Internal Focus
Explode Through Your Hips
External Focus
Focus on the RIM
Internal Focus
Extend your arms as high
as you can
Wulf, 2013
Internal cues constrain the
motor system by asking the
person to focus on a Simple
part at the expense of the
complex whole. .
Wulf, 2013
External cues Direct attention
towards relevant movement
features, allowing the body
to self-organize a preferred
movement solution.
Focusing externally …
Al-Abood et al. (2002)
Improves Free Throw Shot Accuracy
Zachry et al. (2005)
Improves Shot Coordination via ↓ EMG
Kalkhoran and Shariati (2014)
Improves Transfer Between Dominate
& Non-Dominate Dribbling Hand
Maurer and Munzert (2013)
Focusing on Familiar Cues Supports
Performance to a Greater Degree
than Focusing on Unfamiliar Cues
The biggest thing is
just routine. I think
that's the biggest
correlation between
golfers & basketball
players
““
””
If we don’t focus on something, then we
can become distracted by anything
Focus Routines & Physical Routines
DLPFC
PMC
SMC
M1
Novice Expert
01: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC)
02: Premotor Cortex (PMC)
03: Supplementary Motor Cortex (SMC)
04: Primary Motor Cortex (M1)
Song, 2009 | Beilock, 2010
The Learning Brain of a Novice looks very
similar to the Choking Brain of an Expert –
the key – minimizing conscious focus on
“movement steps” during skill execution
Song, 2009 | Beilock, 2010
Consider how shifting your players
focus outward as opposed to inward
could support learning & mental
Robustness under pressure
““There is a lot of
pressure put on me,
but I don't put a lot of
pressure on myself.
I feel if I play my
game, it will take
care of itself
””
External Focus cues have been shown to
protect against choking & encourage an
expert-like physiological state
Basketball is a
game of mistakes
“““
”””
02 | Coach As A Facilitator
In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved
about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the
tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players
during practice was what coaching was all about to me.
““
””
Facilitating | Session Design
Skill1Skill2Skill3
S 1
S 1
S 1
S 1
S 2
S 2
S 2
S 2
S 3
S 3
S 3
S 3
BLOCKED Serial Random
A progressive increase in
contextual interference from
blocked to random has been
shown to be superior to
blocked or random only
The Performance your players
are prepared to deliver lives
in the Context of the
practice they experience
Porter et al., 2010
No one plays this or
any game perfectly.
It's the guy who
recovers from his
mistakes who wins
““
””
Skill retrieval drives learning. To
strengthen retrieval we must first forget.
Skill spacing & variability creates
desirable difficulty.
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn
around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or
work around it
““
””
””
Facilitating | Drill Design
How DO You Correct This without words?
Equipment
Mini-band Around the Knees
Body
Correct any underlying physical Deficits
Strength – Stability - mobility
Dribbling control in tight spaces?
Space
Use cones to constrain the space
Time
Use opponent to constrain the time
31
PLAYER (BODY) CONSTRAINTS
Position
Power
Pattern
Athletes ability to attain proper
stability and mobility relative to
the movements being performed
Athletes ability to express the
appropriate strength qualities
relative to the movements being
performed
Athletes ability to coordinate the
limbs of the body relative to task
and environment constraints
32
TASK (SKILL) CONSTRAINTS
Spatial
Temporal
Rules/
Equipment
Manipulate the amount of space the
movement can be performed in (e.g.
small sided games)
Manipulate the amount of time the
movement can be performed in (e.g.
number of players or racing)
Change the rules to constrain
choices and/or introduce equipment
to constrain the movement options
I want to practice to the point where it’s almost uncomfortable how
fast you shoot, so that in the game things kind of slow down
““
””
Constraints, just like cues, encourage one
pattern of movement over another without
the explicit influence of the coach
Constraints push the fringe of coordination,
especially when the change is more complex
than can be described in words
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which
is the price all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile
““
””
03 | Coach As A Motivator
Cultivating a Growth Mindset …
Kanfer (1990)
Improves self-efficacy and confidence
Jourden, Bandura & Banfield (1991)
Increased persistence and effort
Lirgg et al., (1996) & Ommundsen (2003)
Perform better in physical activities
Wood & Bandura (1989)
Improved management decisions
Chase (2010) & Dweck (2006) | “Mindset”
Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing
is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment
““
””
Provide feedback
on the ‘Process’
not the ‘Person’
“I can see that your hard
work is paying off, you’re
technique has improved
massively.”
VS.
“Great Job”
“You’re a Natural”
“You’re Very Talented”
Mueller & Dweck (1998) and Kamins & Dweck (1999)
Choice & Autonomy As Motivational Fuel …
(Mageau & Vallerand, 2003)
More effort & persistence
(Mageau & Vallerand, 2003)
Improved physical performance
(Mageau & Vallerand, 2003)
Improved concentration & focus
Wulf & Lewthwaite (2016)
Improved motor skill learning
The OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning & Self-Determination Theory
04 | Take Home Message
01 Say the most with the least
01 Use Language that is memorable and Interesting
01 Use external cues to optimize coordination & learning
02 The right level of session variability encourages deeper learning
02 Drills can be designed to constrain errors so a new pattern can emerge
03 Provide feedback and reinforcement on the process not the person
03 Involve the player in decision making around practice and feedback
It's what you
learn after you
know it all that
counts.
It's what you
learn after you
know it all that
counts.
““
”” @NickWinkelman

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"You Have Not Taught Until They Have Learned" - Learning From The Greats

  • 1. YOU HAVE NOT TAUGHT UNTIL THEY HAVE LEARNED “ ”LEARNING FROM THE GREATS Nick Winkelman PhD | NBSCA 2017
  • 2. Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results, the process rather than the prize … The score takes care of itself ““ The score takes care of itself ””
  • 3. As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up so we can focus so we can be in concert with one another ““ ””
  • 4. “The mechanism by which our brain registers information is what we call attention” - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi “You dispose of a limited budget of attention that you can allocate to activities, and if you try to go beyond your budget, you will fail” ~ Daniel Kahneman
  • 5. Focus - Attention - Coaching Adapted from Magill, R. (2011) Motor Learning and Control – Concepts and Applications 9th edition
  • 6. Making our Message memorable Personal Novel Less = More
  • 7. The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits ““ ””
  • 8. 01 | Coach As A Teacher
  • 9. Attentional Focus The conscious effort of an individual to focus their attention through explicit thoughts and feelings in an effort to execute a task with superior performance
  • 10. External Focus Explode Off The Ground Internal Focus Explode Through Your Hips External Focus Focus on the RIM Internal Focus Extend your arms as high as you can Wulf, 2013
  • 11. Internal cues constrain the motor system by asking the person to focus on a Simple part at the expense of the complex whole. . Wulf, 2013 External cues Direct attention towards relevant movement features, allowing the body to self-organize a preferred movement solution.
  • 12. Focusing externally … Al-Abood et al. (2002) Improves Free Throw Shot Accuracy Zachry et al. (2005) Improves Shot Coordination via ↓ EMG Kalkhoran and Shariati (2014) Improves Transfer Between Dominate & Non-Dominate Dribbling Hand Maurer and Munzert (2013) Focusing on Familiar Cues Supports Performance to a Greater Degree than Focusing on Unfamiliar Cues
  • 13. The biggest thing is just routine. I think that's the biggest correlation between golfers & basketball players ““ ””
  • 14. If we don’t focus on something, then we can become distracted by anything Focus Routines & Physical Routines
  • 15. DLPFC PMC SMC M1 Novice Expert 01: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) 02: Premotor Cortex (PMC) 03: Supplementary Motor Cortex (SMC) 04: Primary Motor Cortex (M1) Song, 2009 | Beilock, 2010
  • 16. The Learning Brain of a Novice looks very similar to the Choking Brain of an Expert – the key – minimizing conscious focus on “movement steps” during skill execution Song, 2009 | Beilock, 2010 Consider how shifting your players focus outward as opposed to inward could support learning & mental Robustness under pressure
  • 17. ““There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself ””
  • 18. External Focus cues have been shown to protect against choking & encourage an expert-like physiological state
  • 19. Basketball is a game of mistakes “““ ”””
  • 20. 02 | Coach As A Facilitator
  • 21. In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me. ““ ””
  • 23. Skill1Skill2Skill3 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 BLOCKED Serial Random
  • 24. A progressive increase in contextual interference from blocked to random has been shown to be superior to blocked or random only The Performance your players are prepared to deliver lives in the Context of the practice they experience Porter et al., 2010
  • 25. No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins ““ ””
  • 26. Skill retrieval drives learning. To strengthen retrieval we must first forget. Skill spacing & variability creates desirable difficulty.
  • 27. Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it ““ ””
  • 29. How DO You Correct This without words? Equipment Mini-band Around the Knees Body Correct any underlying physical Deficits Strength – Stability - mobility
  • 30. Dribbling control in tight spaces? Space Use cones to constrain the space Time Use opponent to constrain the time
  • 31. 31 PLAYER (BODY) CONSTRAINTS Position Power Pattern Athletes ability to attain proper stability and mobility relative to the movements being performed Athletes ability to express the appropriate strength qualities relative to the movements being performed Athletes ability to coordinate the limbs of the body relative to task and environment constraints
  • 32. 32 TASK (SKILL) CONSTRAINTS Spatial Temporal Rules/ Equipment Manipulate the amount of space the movement can be performed in (e.g. small sided games) Manipulate the amount of time the movement can be performed in (e.g. number of players or racing) Change the rules to constrain choices and/or introduce equipment to constrain the movement options
  • 33. I want to practice to the point where it’s almost uncomfortable how fast you shoot, so that in the game things kind of slow down ““ ””
  • 34. Constraints, just like cues, encourage one pattern of movement over another without the explicit influence of the coach Constraints push the fringe of coordination, especially when the change is more complex than can be described in words
  • 35. Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile ““ ””
  • 36. 03 | Coach As A Motivator
  • 37. Cultivating a Growth Mindset … Kanfer (1990) Improves self-efficacy and confidence Jourden, Bandura & Banfield (1991) Increased persistence and effort Lirgg et al., (1996) & Ommundsen (2003) Perform better in physical activities Wood & Bandura (1989) Improved management decisions Chase (2010) & Dweck (2006) | “Mindset”
  • 38. Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment ““ ””
  • 39. Provide feedback on the ‘Process’ not the ‘Person’ “I can see that your hard work is paying off, you’re technique has improved massively.” VS. “Great Job” “You’re a Natural” “You’re Very Talented” Mueller & Dweck (1998) and Kamins & Dweck (1999)
  • 40. Choice & Autonomy As Motivational Fuel … (Mageau & Vallerand, 2003) More effort & persistence (Mageau & Vallerand, 2003) Improved physical performance (Mageau & Vallerand, 2003) Improved concentration & focus Wulf & Lewthwaite (2016) Improved motor skill learning The OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning & Self-Determination Theory
  • 41. 04 | Take Home Message
  • 42. 01 Say the most with the least 01 Use Language that is memorable and Interesting 01 Use external cues to optimize coordination & learning 02 The right level of session variability encourages deeper learning 02 Drills can be designed to constrain errors so a new pattern can emerge 03 Provide feedback and reinforcement on the process not the person 03 Involve the player in decision making around practice and feedback
  • 43. It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. ““ ”” @NickWinkelman