Information-movement coupling: Implications for the organization of research and practice during acquisition of self-paced extrinsic timing skills
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Sports Sciences
- Vol. 19 (2), 117-127
- https://doi.org/10.1080/026404101300036316
Abstract
Information--movement coupling is a fundamental concept, integral to theorizing on the coordination of goal-directed activity in ecological psychology. In this paper, we examine the implications of this concept for the design of experimental research and the organization of practice during the acquisition of movement coordination in sport tasks. The task vehicle for our analysis is interceptive actions, in particular self-paced extrinsic timing tasks exemplified by serving in sports such as volleyball. Recent research highlighting the relevance of information--movement coupling for the process of practice in sport is discussed. We conclude that information--movement coupling represents an important principle for the structural organization of research and practice in self-paced extrinsic timing tasks and that further work is required to verify its significance across a range of sport movements.Keywords
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