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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance


Issue: August 2010

  Strategies  for Filling a Performance Gap Between Practice and High-Level Competition
Jin Wang

Abstract: Many  athletes display great sport skills in noncompetitive situations such as during  practice, but fail to successfully execute these same skills in competition. Coaches  often wonder (1) from a technical perspective, why is the good performance of  athletes during practice sessions not transferred to actual competition; (2)  what are the flaws of training designs that cause a performance gap between  practice and high-level competition; and (3) what training strategies can be  used to remedy these flaws? This article describes common training flaws and  how coaches can design practice sessions that will prepare students for real  competition.

Article category: Coaching