Topic 3 Chapter 12: 3.5.1 - 3.6.4 - Guidance and Feedback Flashcards
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What is visual guidance in sport?
A demonstration (live, video, or image) that creates a mental picture of the skill for the learner.
Why is visual guidance beneficial for cognitive learners?
It helps them form a clear mental image and understand what the movement should look like.
What are three disadvantages of visual guidance?
- Too much info can overwhelm
- some performers may struggle to match it.
- The demonstration must be accurate
How can coaches ensure visual guidance is effective?
- Ensure demonstrations are accurate
- Highlight key points
- Use different angles
- Allow mental practice
- Repeat the demonstration
What is verbal guidance?
Spoken explanation or coaching points to describe how to perform a skill.
How can demonstrations help in skill learning?
They provide a visual image of the skill, show timing/sequencing, and are useful for dynamic skills like a golf swing.
According to Bandura’s model, what are three factors influence whether a demonstration is copied?
Attention
Memory,
Physical ability to replicate
Motivation.
Why might slow-motion footage be beneficial for learners?
It helps identify timing and sequencing in complex, fast skills (e.g., tennis serve).
When is verbal guidance most effective?
When used alongside visual guidance and for explaining tactics to more advanced performers.
What are three disadvantages of verbal guidance?
- It may overload short-term memory
- Cause loss of concentration
- Be too complex in language
What is verbal guidance and how should it be delivered?
A coach explaining technique using clear, concise, and memorable phrases (e.g. “pockets to sockets” for sprinting).
Why must verbal guidance be kept simple?
To avoid overloading the learner’s short-term memory and increase retention.
What is manual guidance?
Physical support from the coach to help the athlete perform a movement.
What are three benefits of manual guidance?
- Builds confidence
- Gives a kinaesthetic feel
- Reduces fear
- Breaks down complex skills
- Eliminates danger
What are three disadvantages of manual guidance?
- Performer may become dependent
- Receive incorrect kinaesthetic feedback
- Feel uncomfortable with close contact.
What is mechanical guidance?
The use of a mechanical device or aid to support skill execution.
What are the advantages of mechanical guidance?
- Builds confidence
- Reduces danger
- Gives early feel for the skill
- Supports disabled athletes
What are the disadvantages of mechanical guidance?
- May lead to reliance
- Interfere with kinaesthesis
- Reduce motivation
- May reinforce incorrect technique
What is the purpose of manual guidance in risky activities?
- To support and protect the learner, especially in dangerous tasks like gymnastics
- Build confidence.
Three ways how technology has improved guidance in sport?
- It allows 24/7 coaching access via apps
- Videos
- MP3/MP4 files that provide automated on-demand guidance.
What are three examples of technology used for visual guidance?
- YouTube tutorials
- World-class performance videos
- Coaching apps
- Comparison tools.
What is feedback in the context of sports performance?
Feedback is any information received by the learner during or after performance about how the performance went.
What is intrinsic feedback?
Feedback from within the performer, often kinaesthetic, from proprioceptors. Common in autonomous learners.
