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Development of a Skill Acquisition Periodisation Framework for High-Performance Sport
Damian Farrow1,2, Sam Robertson3
1Institute of Sport Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia. Damian.farrow@vu.edu.au.
Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
|November 23, 2016
Summary
This study introduces a periodisation framework for skill acquisition, adapting physical training principles for high-performance sports. This structured approach enables systematic evaluation of skill development programs.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Motor Learning
- Skill Acquisition
Background:
- Skill acquisition currently lacks a periodisation framework for program planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Physical training extensively utilizes periodisation, offering a model for adaptation.
- Systematic investigation into skill acquisition interventions requires a structured framework.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a periodisation framework for skill acquisition in high-performance sport.
- To adapt established physical training periodisation principles for skill-based training.
- To provide a systematic method for measuring and evaluating skill enhancement programs.
Main Methods:
- Adapted the specificity, progression, overload, reversibility, and tedium (SPORT) acronym from physical training.
- Re-conceptualized each SPORT principle within the context of skill acquisition.
- Proposed methods for measurement and analysis of each periodisation principle.
Main Results:
- A novel skill acquisition periodisation framework has been developed.
- The framework operationalizes key training principles for skill development.
- Methods for systematic measurement and analysis of skill acquisition are provided.
Conclusions:
- The proposed framework allows for systematic and holistic measurement of skill acquisition training.
- This facilitates more sophisticated evaluation of longitudinal training programs for sustained skill enhancement.
- It offers a structured approach to advancing research and practice in high-performance skill development.
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