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Podcast: The River Tiger Podcast from Dynamics Coaching
Episode: Are instructions always good? Exploring the importance of how and why coaches guide 'Focus of Attention' with Dr Vicky Gottwald and Dr Robin Owen.
Description: In this episode we revisit the importance of considering where an athlete or learner is focusing their attention and why focus of attention is so important for skill acquisition, retention, and transfer. My guests bring the topic to life with an overview of the research literature to date. We also discuss some of the challenges of research, application to practice and why this area is so important for coaches to be aware of. Findings in the 'focus of attention' literature for the benefits of an 'external focus' has been one of the most replicated phenomena in...