Learning juggling by gradually increasing difficulty vs. learning the complete skill results in different learning patterns.

ABSTRACT: Motor learning is central to sports, medicine, and other health professions as it entails learning through practice. To achieve proficiency in a complex motor task, many hours of practice are required. Therefore, finding ways to speed up the learning process is important. This study examines the impact of different training approaches on learning three-ball cascade juggling. Participants were assigned to one of two groups: practicing by gradually increasing difficulty and elements of the juggling movement ("learning in parts") or training on the complete skill from the start ("all-at-once"). Results revealed that although the all-at-once group in the early stages of learning showed greater improvement in performance, the "learning in parts" group managed to catch up, even over a relatively

SUBMITTER: Geller N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679398 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature