Value of Activities for SEHS Classroom:
These activities help SEHS students explore essential concepts of skill acquisition, attentional control, and motor learning. By engaging in practical experiments, students gain a deeper understanding of how learning models, distractions, and psychological processes affect sports performance and how coaches can apply these principles to optimize training.
List of Activities and Summations:
- Transfer of Learning:
Examines how previous experience with one skill influences the learning and performance of a new related skill.
- Phases of Learning and Skill Acquisition:
Explores the cognitive, associative, and autonomous phases of learning, emphasizing their impact on skill development.
- Attentional Control and Distraction:
Investigates how internal and external distractions affect performance and the strategies to maintain attentional focus.
- Exploring Motor Learning Models:
Compares the information processing and ecological models of motor learning, highlighting their practical applications.
- Psychological Refractory Period:
Explains how the psychological refractory period impacts reaction times and strategies to improve response time in sports.