Article: Effects of a learning model and augmented feedback on tennis skill acquisition.

Motor skills involve specific movement patterns and outcomes. For those skills common to physical education and sport, developing appropriate technique is critical. In some sports, such as gymnastics or diving, performance is judged according to how closely the athlete's movements match a criterion pattern. In others (e.g., tennis and golf), success is based on outcomes that are dependent on technique. Therefore, it is not surprising that practitioners emphasize movement patterns in most of their interactions with learners (Fishman & Tobey, 1978; Landin, Hebert, & Cutton, 1989). This movement-related information is provided via verbal feedback and modeling.

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