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Rapid technique correction - case studies with Olympic and other athletes

Rapid technique correction using Old Way New Way^®: Two case studies with Olympic athletes.

Yuri Hanin, Research Institute for Olympic Sports, Finland. Tapio Korjus and Petteri Jouste, Finnish Sports Association, Finland; Paul Baxter, personalbest.com.au, Brisbane.

Abstract of a paper published in The Sport Psychologist., 2002, 16, 1, 79-99.

Exploratory studies examine the effectiveness of Old Way New Way^®, an innovative meta-cognitive learning strategy initially developed in education settings, in the rapid and permanent correction of established technique difficulties experienced by two Olympic athletes in javelin and sprinting. Individualized interventions included video-assisted error analysis, step-wise enhancement of kinesthetic awareness, re-activation of the error memory, discrimination and generalization of the correct movement pattern. Self-reports, coach's ratings and video recordings were used as measures of technique improvement. A single learning trial produced immediate and permanent technique improvement (80% or higher correct action) and full transfer of learning, without the need for the customary adaptation period. Findings are consistent with the performance enhancement effects of Old Way New Way^® demonstrated experimentally in non-sport settings.

 

South Australian Sports Institute: Accelerated skill correction in elite sport

Kylie Baker (South Australian Sports Institute) & Gillian Tan (University of Southern Queensland).
Mediational Learning (Old Way New Way^®) for accelerated skill correction. A new paradigm and technique for elite sport. Paper presented at the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2001: A Sports Medicine Odyssey. Challenges, Controversies and Change. 23-27 October 2001, Burswood International Resort Casino, Perth, Western Australia.

Extract

Mediational Learning has been applied by the psychologists at the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) with a variety of different athletes. These athletes include the following:

• baseball players (pitching technique)
• basketballers (shooting technique - 3 point line, and jump shots)
• divers (hurdle technique on spring board, take-off technique on platform, and body posture)
• rowers (catch position)
• soccer players (kicking technique)
• volleyballers (hitting and serving technique, as well as team concepts and beliefs).

 

Old Way New Way^®. Sports Coach. 2003, Vol. 25, No. 4.
National journal of the Australian Sports Commission

Compares Old Way New Way^® sports coaching with conventional coaching, and discusses the highly effective use of the technique with Jason Gillespie, first class cricketer, and with Olympic athletes in Finland.

 

Performance coaching in lawn bowls: Series of five articles on the use of Old Way New Way^® in sport coaching

This article first appeared in seven monthly parts in the Queensland Bowler from December 1998 to June 1999, inclusive and is currently featured in the Coaching section of the Royal Queensland Bowls Association web site.

Old Way New Way^® applied to sport coaching involving physical and mental skills. These five articles explain the theoretical background of Old Way New Way and how this innovative learning system can be used to accelerate skill development and correction in lawn bowls. Mental as well as physical skills are dealt with in detail. The examples can readily be transferred to performance enhancement and technique correction situations in other sports. Competitive players and athletes as well as sports coaches will find this material useful.

 

Rapid correction of start technique in an Olympic-level swimmer: A case study using Old Way New Way^®

Hanin, Y., Malvela, M., & Hanina, M. (2003, in press). Rapid correction of start technique in an Olympic-level swimmer: A case study using Old Way New Way. Journal of Swimming Research.

 

Complete bibliography on Old Way New Way^®

The following PDF file contains all published work on Old Way New Way^®, as at 15 August 2004.

Improving too slowly?

Sports coaches and players try to get it right the first time but invariably end up spending a lot of time trying to correct technique faults and bad habits that somehow develop.

Once established, habit pattern errors like technique faults are notoriously hard to correct because they actually disable learning of correct technique and slow down or completely block improvement. This makes an athlete uncompetitive and can lead to a career-threatening performance slump.

The typical advice to practice skill drills and train hard is usually not very effective. The athlete may appear to improve during training but repeatedly falls back to old ways under pressure of competition.

Transfer of training from skills coaching sessions and practice drills to competition is consequently poor.

Transition training, required when the athlete has to change over to a new code, new equipment, new techniques or new rules, presents similar adjustment difficulties. Old habits die hard.

Fortunately, a coaching science discovery called Old Way New Way^® Sports Coaching offers:

1. A new perspective on the transfer of training problem.

2. A cost-effective and user-friendly method for rapid skill and technique correction, and habit correction.

3. A fast and practical method of sports transition training.

This page explains how established and habitual technique faults can interfere with skill development and learning of correct technique.

This page presents the results of published research studies and case studies in skill and technique correction using Old Way New Way^®.