Motor Learning and Sport Skills Performance

Preface

Importance of Motor Learning in Sport

Aim of the Book and Its Audience

Review of the Structure of the Book

Part One: Fundamentals of Motor Learning

Chapter 1: Introduction to Motor Learning and Performance

Definition of Motor Learning and Performance

Difference between Learning and Performance

Its Applications in Sport

Chapter 2: Motor Control Systems in Humans

Role of the Nervous System in Movements

Information Processing Models (Stages of Motor Processing)

Sensory and Motor Feedback

Chapter 3: Attention and Concentration in Sport Skills Performance

Theories of Attention (Limited Capacity, Multichannel Theory)

Internal vs. External Focus

Strategies for Improving Focus in Sport

Part Two: Principles of Motor Learning

Chapter 4: Types of Motor Skills

Classification of Skills (Closed/Open, Discrete/Continuous)

Fine vs. Gross Skills

Chapter 5: Factors Affecting Motor Learning

Practice (Repetition, Variety, Session Distribution)

Transfer of Learning

The Role of Feedback (Intrinsic vs. (Added)

Chapter 6: Memory and Motor Learning

Stages of Learning (Cognitive, Communicative, Independent)

Forgetting and Retention of Skills

Strategies for Enhancing Motor Memory

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