Today’s topic is Long-Term Athletic Development playing off a question I got at askbillhartman@gmail.com. It’s a common concern for parents of young athletes. It’s also related to a blog that I reposted today from 2014 that still applies. Grab a @neurocoffee. Here we go. From Adam: My son, who is 13 years old, is a […]
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Thoughts on Long-Term Athletic Development – A Repost from 2014
Thoughts on long-term athletic development… 1. In a sporting environment, athletes perform based on learned prediction models associated with experience. 2. Research supports the understanding that motor [movement] variability facilitates motor learning and prediction capabilities that determine the ultimate level of performance. 3. Greater movement variability [movement experience] is associated with a faster rate of […]
Thoughts on Long-Term Athletic Development and Training Young Athletes
This was actually a Facebook post that did pretty well in the “likes” department so I thought I’d build on it a bit for a blog. Thoughts on long-term athletic development… 1. In a sporting environment, athletes perform based on learned prediction models associated with experience. 2. Research supports the understanding that motor [movement] variability […]