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intertwining mind and body in athletic expertise
1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations
"How do great athletes defy the power law of practice, according to which improvements in skill eventually plateau? To solve this puzzle, this book presents a theory of 'continuous improvement' which emphasizes the role that conscious processes play in maintaining and advancing skilled performers' movement capacities. It argues that continuous improvement requires the use of processes such as abstract thought and bodily awareness in order to strategically alter and improve habitual movements in response to contextual demands. The book also elucidates a number of strategies that might be used to improve an athlete's attentional control and help them switch their focus when they realize they have adopted task-irrelevant thoughts. Finally, it presents a range of methodological approaches that might be used by researchers to better understand the attentional flexibility that characterizes skilled action across training and performance contexts"--Publisher's description.
The phenomenology of continuous improvement -- Habit and skilled action -- Is optimal performance really 'mindless'? -- Deliberate practice -- Cognitive control -- Bodily awareness during skilled action -- Aesthetic awareness in athletic performance -- Exploring the orthogonal relationship between controlled and automated processes -- Practical and methodological considerations -- Explaining continuous improvement.
John Toner, Barbara Gail Montero, and Aidan Moran.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022