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Old 11-29-2004, 01:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Brain let me see if I understand this right.

Closed habit sports would be someone like gymnasts who is supposed to make each flip and turn exactly the same. Another example would be a dancer or any sport that tries to control most varaibles. By that I mean a Thower always competes on an even flat surface and doesn't have to worry about someone throwing a hand in his face to pysch him out.
So the training for these people can be focused on learning and perfecting the exact technique so like you said they know exactly if the Throw or jump is right on. Repetative motions.

Open Habits would be the traditional sports like football, basketball, or baseball. In each sport you can teach the athletes the mechanics of the throw, pass, or catch but it won't be the same every time. They have to be able to pass a basketball while moving, standing, off balance, distracted, etc...
So these athletes training needs to be much more focused on "game" situations and exposing them to a variety of stimulus.

Does this sound close or am I reading too far into things?

Danny
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