Motor Learning and Control for Practitioners

Cheryl A. Coker is a professor with the Department of Health and Human Performance at Plymouth State University. She received her undergraduate degree in physical education from Louisiana State University, where she was also an All American and a member of the NCAA Championship Women's Track and Field Team. Upon completion of her Master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Virginia, she joined the faculty at New Mexico State University, where she taught for 14 years. She is a motor learning specialist whose interest in skill acquisition stems from her experiences as a teacher, coach, and athlete. She is a fellow in the Research Consortium of AAHPERD and has given more than 80 presentations throughout the United States and internationally. She has consistently contributed to both scholarly and practitioner journals; in addition to Motor Learning and Control for Practitioners, she co-authored the book Play for Power: Creating Leaders through Sport, has authored numerous articles and chapters, and is perhaps best known for her work conveying theoretical constructs to the practitioner

1. Introduction to Motor Learning and Control


2. Understanding Movement Preparation


3. Behavioral Theories of Motor Control


4. Neural Mechanisms: Contributions and Control


5. Stages of Learning


6. The Learner: Pre-Instruction Considerations


7. Skill Presentation


8. Principles of Practice Design


9. Practice Schedules


10. Diagnosing Errors


11. Correcting Errors


Epilogue: Teaching Scenarios