Season 5 · Episode 186
PRACTICE PERIODIZATION - Motor Learning for Coaches
In this episode of Motor Learning for Coaches, John Mayer, Andy Bass, Harjiv Singh, and Kasey Crider discuss practice periodization for skill acquisition.
February 17, 202230m 56s
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Show Notes
- 0:55 - What Harjiv has learned from working with the Orlando Magic.
- Learning about basketball
- Working with data analytics + coaching staff
- Biomechanics
- 2:40 - Periodization of what we do, how we do it, and when we do it.
- Will practice really reflect game performance?
- Tracking specificity
- 6:58 - To develop an effective practice plan, start from “why are we doing this
- finding the purpose. - 7:47 - Combining skill acquisition with strength and conditioning.
- 8:27 - Compared to the traditional methods of strength and conditioning, why is periodization so new for developing skill acquisition?
- 10:57 - Considering variables of time, how coaches should manage the load of practices and the amount of skill acquisition development.
- Balancing it out
- Building confidence closer to tournaments
- 14:41 - From a skill acquisition perspective, should coaches simplify development closer to tournaments?
- 19:52 - Do coaches and should coaches adjust practice depending on the physiological load of strength and conditioning before practices?
- Meeting with coaches to adjust practice plans
- Synergy or balance between practices and strength and conditioning
- Possibly using the load as a constraint?
- 24:55 - Planning practices and strength and conditioning workouts together.
- 27:43 - Being aware of the complexity of confidence.
- 29:01 - Figuring out a way to know if all the work being put into practice planning is fostering actual development within athletes.
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