In discussion with him over the last few years, we have tended to discuss skills acquisitions in terms of Fitts and Posners skills acquisition model:Stoatstail50 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:25 amThese threads get twisted out of shape because it’s never really made clear whether we’re talking about teaching beginners, recreational casters, instructors or competition distance casters.
There is a deeper explanation of the 3 stages as it relates to coaching here:
https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/exce ... nstruction
F&P is not the only model, I quite like the Conscious Competence model:
https://www.mindtools.com/ah651dp/the-c ... nce-ladder
I don't really mind which system is in use as long as it brings clarity to the discussions.Unconsciously unskilled – we don't know that we don't have this skill, or that we need to learn it.
Consciously unskilled – we know that we don't have this skill.
Consciously skilled– we know that we have this skill.
Unconsciously skilled – we don't know that we have this skill, but we don't focus on it because it's so easy
regards
Vince