313212 - Visualisation and body language in gymnastics education: A promising approach to research-led teaching and coaching qualifications?
The visualisation of movement sequences, for instance by means of body language, is an essential tool used by coaches and Physical Education teachers to promote a learner’s idea of movement and, thus, movement learning. Surprisingly though, we have found the teaching of practical skills for visualisation to be a rarely considered (if not underrepresented?) scope in the educational process, whereas issues including visual feedback and observational learning were, at least theoretically, processed. Based on theoretical reflections and previous pilot studies, this lecture invites to discuss the question whether, in this matter, the word “underrepresented” is appropriate at all or whether the practical teaching of visualisation skills may yet be a promising approach for enhanced research-led interdisciplinary educational concepts in gymnastics coaching and teaching.
