Towards More Effective Teaching

[johnyandell]

Let's discuss Sean Brawley's article, "Towards More Effective Teaching"

[stotty]

I like the Permission to Miss paragraph. A long time ago a professional marksmen told me that when he trained he would deliberately shoot both left and right wide of the target. He did this so that he would know what it 'felt' like to get it wrong. This was useful, he said, because it made correction easier in competitions. The same theory could be applied to a tennis player's serve. Hitting a few wide of the lines here and there can help to hone range and help in the correction process if needed. It's not as mad as it sounds when you try it.

[glacierguy]

Great article. Going to read it again now.

[doctorhl]

I like the Permission to Miss paragraph. A long time ago a professional marksmen told me that when he trained he would deliberately shoot both left and right wide of the target. He did this so that he would know what it 'felt' like to get it wrong. This was useful, he said, because it made correction easier in competitions. The same theory could be applied to a tennis player's serve. Hitting a few wide of the lines here and there can help to hone range and help in the correction process if needed. It's not as mad as it sounds when you try it.

Agree. I also like the idea of under exaggerating and over exaggerating a new movement or correcting an old one to develop feel.

[tommyhorton]

I really enjoy the inner game teaching article of "guided discovery". Asking students questions and increasing their awareness is very effective and makes teaching feel more like an art. The learning happens more organically and seems to sink in deeper. This method strengthens the teacher/student relationship and puts the two more on an equal footing. It feels like you are going on a journey together. Sometimes video is helpful when the student's feedback of what they are noticing is different from the reality of what actually occurred. Also I love the idea of feeling safe in our bodies and dealing with fear. I think the quote from Arthur Ashe from Bobby Bayliss book applies beautifully: You got to get to a stage in life where going for it is more important than winning and losing.