ABSTRACT

Motor Learning & Control for Practitioners, with Online Labs, Third Edition, is a reader-friendly text that balances theoretical concepts and their applications. Its practical approach and wide range of examples and teaching tools help readers build a solid foundation for assessing performance; providing effective instruction; and designing practice, rehabilitation, and training experiences. Whether readers plan to work in physical education, kinesiology, exercise science, coaching, athletic training, physical therapy, or dance, this text defines current thinking and trends, blending practical information with supporting research.

Cerebral Challenges, Exploration Activities, and Research Notes will help students review and extend their learning and inform them about developments in the field. Marginal website references direct readers to online resources, including videos, web-based activities, and relevant apps.

Sixteen online lab experiences allow readers to apply what they've learned; many include videos demonstrating procedural aspects.

chapter 1|22 pages

Introduction to Motor Learning and Control

chapter 2|32 pages

Understanding Movement Preparation

chapter 3|30 pages

Behavioral Theories of Motor Control

chapter 5|24 pages

Stages of Learning

chapter 7|30 pages

Skill Presentation

chapter 8|28 pages

Principles of Practice Design

chapter 9|24 pages

Practice Schedules

chapter 10|18 pages

Diagnosing Errors

chapter 11|26 pages

Correcting Errors