ABSTRACT
Transfer is at the heart of coaching. Transfer refers to the idea of doing one thing and then shifting it to augment a different thing. Motor learning uses drills that attempt to transfer aspects of a sub-skill to the goal skill. Learned skills are often transferred to skill series, combinations and routines. The idea of skill transfer is also involved in the concept of generalizability. The more two tasks resemble each other, the greater the transfer from the first task to the second. Positive transfer tends to occur between skill drills and the skills used in a game. Negative transfer is less common and involves a situation where practice on one skill damages the performance of a second skill. Positive and negative transfer in motor skills finds an important role to play in gymnastics pedagogy and efficient learning. The transfer of skills can occur in what is described as "near" and "far" transfer.
