Focus of Attention - part 2

Where performers and coaches direct their focus of attention has significant influence on behaviour and learning. 

Marianne Davies is a Senior Coach educator for UK Coaching and former Coaching Manager for Canoe Wales. She’s got a background in adventure sports, is a keen equestrian and is currently doing a part-time PhD in Skill Acquisition in Equine Sports. 

We’ve teamed up to run some workshops at the forthcoming UK Snowsports Conference in Castleford at the beginning of September.

In this second of two related podcasts we delve further and closer into focus of attention, so let’s resume where we left off….

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There’s still a little time to take advantage of the special gift mentioned in the last episode. But you must be quick as this runs out on Friday 25 August at 11am UK time.

To book the conference click here: ⁠https://snowsportengland.sport80.com/.../con.../557/overview

Here's a link to the paper mentioned in the episodes.

Every story has two sides: evaluating information processing and ecological dynamics perspectives of focus of attention in skill acquisition: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1176635/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Sports_and_Active_Living&id=1176635