Reference

Chow, J. Y., Davids, K., Button, C., & Renshaw, I. (2021). Overview and Introduction to Skill Learning from an Ecological Dynamics Perspective. Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition: An Introduction. Routledge.

🚀 Article in 3 Sentences

1. The role of performer-interactions in how we analyse skill is the first topic of discussion in this chapter and how the CLA will allow the practitioner to capture these interactions in training design
2. The implications of these ideas for practitioners and academics is discussed.
3. How we must capture the non-linearities of learning must be captured in our approach and how we can do this

🤝Impressions

This chapter introduces Non-Linear Pedagogy and Ecological Dynamics in a user friendly way. There are brilliant insights to take whether you have a prior knowledge of NLP or it’s your first time hearing of it. The first edition of the NLP book had a huge impact on my coaching and the few chapters I’ve read of this book haven’t disappointed either

👨‍🏫Who should read this?

I think the NLP book would go into the must read section and this chapter is a very important chapter in the book

🎾How Article will influence my coaching

• Information is always present and the information that is most relevant to an individuals action capabilities/intentions is perceived
• A CLA provides a rationale for understanding why behaviours will emerge at the timescales of development, learning and performance.
• If a person develops their physical literacy they are much more likely to have sustained involvement in physical activity in the future. As the performance environment changes, a person's physical literacy and movement abilities will inevitably change as well.
• Emphasis needs to be on “encouraging an individualised approach to learning, focusing on how each learner is able to satisfy the interacting constraints that are present in particular learning situations”
• Rate limiters are factors that have an impact on an individual's learning processes and may limit their performance in a certain learning situation…Identifying rate limiters allows us to better modify the constraints to engage learners more effectively. Modifying the rate limiters to suit the individual we can engage them better and make the approach more learner centred

📃Takeaways for coaches

• To encourage physical literacy across the lifespan we need to present meaningful opportunities to support the acquisition of functional movement skills.