I've watched many hours of these videos and I think this is the best one I've found that's relevant to the more 'robotic' type sports where these movements are incredibly cyclical. A lot of the other video examples address sports where movement is much more variable. I play darts and trying to adapt these principles into practical methods is challenging and time consuming. Obviously, the simple ideas about changing the weight of a dart, the shape, which targets you're allowed to aim at, what distance you can stand at etc. etc. are easy plug and play exercises but the technical flaw correction ideas are difficult to implement. Video feedback shows my elbow pushes out right and dips down slightly when I pull the dart back towards my face to throw. Ideally, the elbow stays at the same elevation and angle to the board so the release and follow through move as in line with the desired target as possible. The difficulty in this is it's so difficult to actually perceive these incredibly minute movements That sonic example stood out to me as a sensor could be used to measure the distance between the elbow and sensor and a sound could raise or lower in pitch, giving you much 'louder' feedback and giving you more of an external focus. Definitely something to ponder.
I would love to see more experiments and comparisons between internal and external locus of control and their overlaps. For example you describe a different combination of internal and external locus of control. We see you are: 1. Separating internal locus by time - you review footage at a later date and when making adjustments to your internal locus - these too come at a later date 2. Self-directed internal locus of control. In this example you are not being bossed by a coach but are self coaching. Presumably this means you come up with solutions that are an achievable stretch from your current abilities. 3. Does the act of watching yourself on video become and external locus of control? ie. you see body movements in an environment (not from within but from the outside). I find these methods very useful for my own development. I use them for sprinting and for football - both technical activities where the body finds a “good enough” solution that often has a performance ceiling. I use these ecological principles to guide the next steps, particularly for other people. For example, can you pass the ball with no spin or backspin (no side spin)? Can you do that with a basketball (heavy)? For darts it might be similar to Bernstein’s hammer - how can you hit targets with variability of elbow rather than without? Can you face 180 away from the board and spin around to make a shot? I find concentrating on one area of the body (internal) a good form of exploration - choosing which part of the body initiates movement (for example). When I play football (soccer) I use a mixture of explicit (internal cues) like: be low around the ball or skills I want to use in the game if the opportunity arises alongside creativity and openess. Such a self- constraint might be to always decelerate using explicit techniques when defending and approaching an attacker but leave the action on arrival being open. In this way I practice the skill of deceleration to improve the timing and options for defending. I have not found small sided games overly effective for football but I do notice suppliers have bulk deals of balls. This means most teams often practice with exactly the same ball. I have used a basketball (heavy) as the external locus for promoting accurate and strong passes. I suspect I will always struggle to find a balance between internal and external whcih is why these videos are so challenging for me.
Rowing has been using an ecological (including constraints led) approach for decades if not more than a century. If you want to talk about it I'm happy to oblige. I think you'd find that our training already supports the style of learning you're advocating.
I've watched many hours of these videos and I think this is the best one I've found that's relevant to the more 'robotic' type sports where these movements are incredibly cyclical. A lot of the other video examples address sports where movement is much more variable.
I play darts and trying to adapt these principles into practical methods is challenging and time consuming. Obviously, the simple ideas about changing the weight of a dart, the shape, which targets you're allowed to aim at, what distance you can stand at etc. etc. are easy plug and play exercises but the technical flaw correction ideas are difficult to implement.
Video feedback shows my elbow pushes out right and dips down slightly when I pull the dart back towards my face to throw. Ideally, the elbow stays at the same elevation and angle to the board so the release and follow through move as in line with the desired target as possible. The difficulty in this is it's so difficult to actually perceive these incredibly minute movements
That sonic example stood out to me as a sensor could be used to measure the distance between the elbow and sensor and a sound could raise or lower in pitch, giving you much 'louder' feedback and giving you more of an external focus. Definitely something to ponder.
I would love to see more experiments and comparisons between internal and external locus of control and their overlaps. For example you describe a different combination of internal and external locus of control. We see you are: 1. Separating internal locus by time - you review footage at a later date and when making adjustments to your internal locus - these too come at a later date 2. Self-directed internal locus of control. In this example you are not being bossed by a coach but are self coaching. Presumably this means you come up with solutions that are an achievable stretch from your current abilities.
3. Does the act of watching yourself on video become and external locus of control? ie. you see body movements in an environment (not from within but from the outside).
I find these methods very useful for my own development. I use them for sprinting and for football - both technical activities where the body finds a “good enough” solution that often has a performance ceiling.
I use these ecological principles to guide the next steps, particularly for other people. For example, can you pass the ball with no spin or backspin (no side spin)? Can you do that with a basketball (heavy)?
For darts it might be similar to Bernstein’s hammer - how can you hit targets with variability of elbow rather than without? Can you face 180 away from the board and spin around to make a shot?
I find concentrating on one area of the body (internal) a good form of exploration - choosing which part of the body initiates movement (for example). When I play football (soccer) I use a mixture of explicit (internal cues) like: be low around the ball or skills I want to use in the game if the opportunity arises alongside creativity and openess. Such a self- constraint might be to always decelerate using explicit techniques when defending and approaching an attacker but leave the action on arrival being open. In this way I practice the skill of deceleration to improve the timing and options for defending.
I have not found small sided games overly effective for football but I do notice suppliers have bulk deals of balls. This means most teams often practice with exactly the same ball. I have used a basketball (heavy) as the external locus for promoting accurate and strong passes. I suspect I will always struggle to find a balance between internal and external whcih is why these videos are so challenging for me.
Rowing has been using an ecological (including constraints led) approach for decades if not more than a century. If you want to talk about it I'm happy to oblige. I think you'd find that our training already supports the style of learning you're advocating.