The measurement, prescription & transfer of skills from practice to performance

Dr Edward Coughlan @DrSkillAcq

The Measurement, Prescription & Transfer of Skills from Practice to Performance

SPORTDATA & PERFORMANCE FORUM 2016 | UCD

SPORTDATA & PERFORMANCE FORUM 2016 | UCD | @DrSkillAcq

Performance is as much about

confrontation as it is about affirmation



Measurement, Prescription and Transfer of Skills from Practice to

Performance

SPECIFICITY


Have I identified the correct skill to be tested?

Will I allow sufficient time for the skill to be embedded?

Can I prescribe the appropriate practice to improve this skill?

Is the test I have chosen actually testing this skill?

Consolidation

Practice

Test

Skill

Is the CONTEXT correct?


NAÏVE PURPOSEFUL DELIBERATE

TESTINGPRACTICE

TRANSFERPERFORMANCE

Ericsson, 2016

TRANSFERTRANSFER


TESTINGPRACTICETRANSFERPERFORMANCE

Ericsson, 2016

DELIBERATE

RELEVANCEOVERALL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT


If your PRACTICE does not TRANSFER to

PERFORMANCE it’s not practice it’s WASTING TIME


Measurement• What are we testing?• Quantitative v Qualitative?


Measurement• Quantitative & Qualitative• Physical/Physiological• Skills & Movements

TestingAthlete-light •

Coach-heavy •


Exercise Sets Reps

Back Squat 3 8Bent-over-Row 3 8Alt. Frontal Lunge 3 8Shoulder Press Rotation 3 8

Prescription• S&C• Fitness• Rehabilitation

• Skills?? Practice


PRACTICE EFFECTS


PRACTICE EFFECTS


NON-DOMINANT KICK

PRACTICE DATATEST DATA

Coughlan, Williams, & Ford (2015)




A B C

ConsequencesA | B | C


Test-Stimuli need to progress with the expertise of the athlete (if not stay slightly ahead) in order to attain continual improvement. (Guadagnoli & Lee, 1994)


Practice needs to progress with the expertise of the athlete because processing ability improves with expertise. (Kahneman,

2011)


Game-based Testing

Game-based DataGames-based Practice

Game-based Coaching



Result

Refine

Review

Replicate

Deliberate Practice• Effortful• Relevant• Not inherently enjoyable• Not immediately rewarding

Thank you!

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The measurement, prescription & transfer of skills from practice to performance