Season 5 · Episode 229
DIFFERENTIAL LEARNING with Wolfgang Schollhorn (Part 1 of 2)
We talk to Wolfgang Schollhorn from the University of Mainz about the results of his volleyball studies that have shown the benefits of differential learning and how we can incorporate these principles into our practices.
January 5, 202343m 34s
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Show Notes
- 1:46 - Dr. Schollhorn’s journey through sports during his childhood and how it guided him towards studying the differential approach.
- 5:09 - When and how can coaches effectively use differential learning?
- The importance of effective communication
- 12:32 - Breaking down Dr. Schollhorn’s recent study on serving and passing in volleyball.
- Three main groups: Control, traditional (repetitive drills), and differential approach
- 16:29 - Dr. Schollhorn’s response to people doubting the actual usage and effectiveness of differential learning in sports.
- 21:48 - Why corrective feedback isn’t a particularly effective form of communication.
- 24:47 - Describing the relevance and differences in usage between pedagogy and andragogy.
- 28:33 - Going back to the previous volleyball study mentioned, why were there significantly greater results in the retention phase for athletes in the differential learning group when compared to the other groups?
- 31:37 - Given that the differential learning group didn’t do the same exercises as the athletes in the other two groups, what exercises were done?
- 35:28 - Would Dr. Schollhorn focus at one part of the motion/technique at a time, or mix up other parts in between (eg. focusing on the toss first - arm bent, left arm or right arm, etc).
- 38:07 - How important is it to Dr. Schollhorn that when focusing on changing parts of a technique, the athlete is still focusing on the goal of the drill (eg. serving to a certain spot).
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