Main description:

Offers the best, practical approach to motor learning available which is written in language that is easy to understand.
Includes market-leading ancillary material, such as an instructors' manual, lecture slides, laboratory activities and a test bank, to aid student learning
Fully updated pedagogical features-Cerebral Challenges, Exploration Activities, Putting it into Practice and Research Notes-helping students to contextualise theory in practice and provides interactivity through online resources.
Offers exceptional layout of the chapter with online resources, charts and outline of chapter and videos to include in the lecture

Contents:

List of Tables and Figures
Foreword
Preface

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Motor Learning and Control
Chapter 2 - Understanding Movement Preparation
Chapter 3 - The Role of Attention, Arousal and Visual Search in Movement Preparation
Chapter 4 - Behavioral Theories of Motor Control
Chapter 5 - Neural Mechanisms: Contributions and Control
Chapter 6 - Stages of Learning
Chapter 7 - The Learner: Pre-Instruction Considerations
Chapter 8 - Skill Presentation
Chapter 9 - Principles of Practice Design
Chapter 10 - Practice Schedules
Chapter 11 - Diagnosing Errors
Chapter 12 - Correcting Errors
Epilogue - Cases

References
Index