Motor learning paradoxes
– and implications for teaching. When we begin to take a closer look at learning and teaching, we are quickly faced with some paradoxical phenomena. The definition of a paradox is,…
How understanding motivation will improve your teaching.
Motivation plays a key role in learning, being motivated supercharges our learning experience, but what is motivation? And how does it relate to teaching? Edward Deci and Richard Ryan has studied these questions…
The myth of “core training” for handstand.
The myth of core training in handbalancing “Core” exercises are super popular for handstand training, but they may not be as effective for building handstand specific core control as you…
Handstand and Shoulder Stability
Structural stability of the shoulder The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in our body, allowing for a large range of motion. However with this degree of…
Variability – Movement is not a software program
Movement is not a software program Often in scientific literature the brain is compared to a computer. However this scientific analogy of the brain leads to the misconception that movements…
How long should you rest after a muscle injury?
Early vs delayed rehabilitation after acute muscle injury? We’ve come a long way in the treatment and prevention of sports injuries in the past decades, and as mentioned in a…
Are you Instructing, or are you Teaching?
“Tell me and I forget” “Teach me and I remember” “Involve me and I learn” Bob Adamson Inductive versus deductive method The most commonly used method of teaching acrobatics is known as…
Were you focus your attention may determine the success of your Handstand.
Adopting an external focus of attention improves handstand performance. Were is your focus when practicing handstands? Does it even matter? Yes it does! It turns out that we can significantly…
Variation & Balance in training
Introduction. From a sports scientific point of view, a Sport-specific strength training program is fundamental to an athlete’s development and success. Long gone are the days when coaches shunned weight…
The effects of strength & balance training on fatigue related injury risk
Fatigue is an inevitable part of exercising, and fundamental to create the necessary training stimulus for increases in performance and adaptations to occur, but with the presence of fatigue comes…