Guidance

• Types of Guidance

  To learn or improve a skill, you might need some guidance to help you
• VISUAL


  Guidance using visuals to help you perform a technique
• ADVANTAGES of VISUAL guidance


  • Works well for beginners- they can see the skill
  • Can be used to teach skills that can be broken down-each part of the skill can be shown step by step
• VISUAL guidance


  • Demonstrations or videos and diagrams to show how a technique should be performed
• DISADVANTAGES of VISUAL guidance


  • Less useful for teaching complex skills-they're harder to break down
  • Difficult to show skills that can't be broken down
• VERBAL


  An explanation in words of how to perform a technique
• ADVANTAGES of VERBAL guidance


  • Can be combined with other types of guidance
  • Helpful for experienced performers who understand technical language
  • Can give guidance during a performance, especially useful for improving open skills
• DISADVANTAGES of VERBAL guidance


  • Less useful for teaching complex skills which are difficult to explain
  • Could be confusing for beginners if uses complicated language
• VERBAL guidance


  • A coach could communicate to players from the sideline during a game
• MANUAL


  When the coach physically moves your body through the technique
• ADVANTAGES of MANUAL guidance


  • You can get the "feel" of a skill before doing it on your own
  • Works well to teach people of all skill levels
• DISADVANTAGES of MANUAL guidance


  • A performer could start to rely on it and not be able to perform a skill without it
  • Difficult to use in large groups
• MANUAL guidance


  • A coach might guide your arms when you're practicing a golf swing or shot put
• MECHANICAL


  Guidance given using sport equipment
• ADVANTAGES of MECHANICAL guidance


  • Useful for teaching beginners-they can feel safe while practising a new skill that might normally be dangerous
  • Helpful for teaching complex skills
• DISADVANTAGES of MECHANICAL guidance


  • A learner might be unable to perform the skill without the help of the equipment
  • Difficult to use in large groups
• MECHANICAL guidance


  • Using a harness in trampolining to practice a somersault for the first time