Re: Coordination Training

May 1, 2006

In a message dated 4/30/2006 2:23:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

dryessis@... writes:

<<<I do not believe that you can develop coordination by itself ---you

must learn a skill. In the process you develop coordination. This is

why I sometimes use technique as being synonomous to coordination.

One reason for a lack of coordination is that most coaches and teachers

do not teach skills to the point where they are truly learned, i. e.,

when the athlete can successfully repeat the same skill 90-100% of the

time. Also skills are not reinforced as physical qualities are

improved. This leads to poorer coordination. These points are brought

out in detail in my just released book, Build a Better Athlete: What's

Wrong With American Sports And How To Fix It.>>>

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I must agree. However, the skill I help my clients develop is movement

without context. In other words, elementary motor skills that are common to

many

daily movements, yet practiced in a way that develops coordination and

strength outside the normal ROM of daily activities. My clients work to develop

the

skill of controlling their bodies as gracefully and efficiently as possible.

There is no need to work on a specific sport-related technique. Even an arm

circle can be developed and sophisticated as a fundamental skill. If coached

appropriately, the subject will naturally find themselves making use of the

improved ROM and body mechanics in their normal activities. With barely a

month of training, many of my clients report (and demonstrate) significant

improvements in pain-free ROM, coordination, and balance. With two months of

training, several are now doing things they haven't been able to do for years,

and

moving as if they had grown younger.

I give proper credit to Coach Sonnon, from whom I learned the Circular

Strength Training methodology I apply to working with my clients.

kson, CST

Minneapolis, MN USA

" Better Living Through Movement. "

" Be good to yourself. If you don't take care of your body, where will you

live? "

- Kobi Yamada

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