by Garrett | Apr 15, 2022 | Science
Hello all! Coach Garrett’s book, A Constraints-Led Approach to Figure Skating Coaching is now available for pre-order through Routledge! The book is written for academics and coaches first and foremost but is also useful for athletes and parents interested in...
by Garrett | Aug 29, 2019 | Science
It is time to edge our way back into the blogging as the summer is coming to an end. Previously, we started a long blog series on feedback that will continue in the coming weeks. Please check out the first and second blogs from the series to review. To help refresh...
by Garrett | Jun 20, 2019 | Science, Uncategorized
Read the fictional story below. There are feedback exchanges between coach and skater and parent and skater. How many instances can you count when there are issues with the feedback exchange? What issues did you notice? Which exchanges were effective? The Common...
by Garrett | Jun 12, 2019 | Science
This is the final blog in our 6-part series on external focus of attention and figure skating. The previous blogs described differences between the way experts and beginners perform their skills. Experts, for example, tend to perform more subconsciously, and tend to...
by Garrett | Jun 6, 2019 | Science
This is the 5th blog in a series that examines external focus of attention, a motor learning theory we consider foundational to Athlete Centered Skating. In previous blogs we shared some differences between the way experts and beginners perform their skills,...
by Garrett | May 29, 2019 | Science
Our blog series on external focus of attention, a motor learning theory we consider foundational to Athlete Centered Skating, continues here in part 04. In previous blogs we presented some difference between how experts and beginners perform skills, the difference...
