types of guidance

Question 1

what are the 4 types of is Guidance?

Answer 1

Guidance is help from an outside source such as your coach. 4 Types are: Visual Guidance; verbal Guidance; Manual Guidance; Mechanical Guidance.

Question 2

Why do Beginners and Elite performers need guidance?

Answer 2

Beginners- need guidance to allow them to learn and progress
Elite Performers - need guidance to fine tune performance and stop minor errors

Question 3

visual guidance

Answer 3

This involves a performer being shown how to carry out a particular skill so that they can see what it looks like, e.g.

A live demonstration

A video

A photograph

Watching an event

Question 4

why is visual guidance efficient for beginners

Answer 4

Visual guidance allows learners to see skill performed as whole movement, or broken down into individual, smaller actions

-Clear

-Easy to understand

-Shown at a realistic level of difficulty for the learner

-Accompanied by spoken instruction

Question 5

verbal guidance

Answer 5

spoken guidance, and involves a performer being told how to perform a skill by a coach or teacher

Question 6

why guidance may not be efficient to beginners

Answer 6

Beginners may not yet have a good grasp of sport-specific language

Beginners may not be able to visualise a skill performed effectively

Question 7

what is manual guidance

Answer 7

involves a coach physically moving or supporting a performer’s body to show how to perform a skill correctly, or to aid the performance

Question 8

why is manual guidance efficient for beginners

Answer 8

allowing beginners to carry out skills which they might otherwise be unable to complete, and to learn how a movement feels, e.g.

-Physically guiding the body of a beginner through a complex movement, such as a golf swing

-Supporting a beginner as they perform a movement that might otherwise be too dangerous, such as a beam balance

Question 9

mechanical guidance

Answer 9

Mechanical guidance plays a very similar role to manual guidance, but it involves the use of supportive equipment rather than physical support from a coach, e.g.

Armbands or floats used by a new swimmer

A trampoline harness

Question 10

why is this efficient for beginners

Answer 10

This type of guidance provides additional support and safety, allowing beginners to learn new skills without worrying about harm