Manual Guidance

Cards (3)

    • This involves a coach physically moving or supporting a performer's body to show how to perform a skill correctly, or to aid the performance
    • Note that sports governing bodies will have specific rules on the use of manual guidance to ensure that coaches and performers agree on how and when such guidance should be used, and that performers are comfortable receiving such guidance
  • Manual guidance is used more during beginner development, allowing beginners to carry out skills which they might otherwise be unable to complete, and to learn how a movement feels, e.g.
    • Physically guiding the body of a beginner through a complex movement, such as a golf swing
    • Supporting a beginner as they perform a movement that might otherwise be too dangerous, such as a beam balance
    • Elite performers are unlikely to require manual guidance