Motor Learning | Mediterra Swim & Run

What Is Your Target?

by Coach Mat | 26 Jan, 2014

Let’s take a look at this perspective then enjoy a practice set to apply it… “Our actions are shaped by our intentions,” is the first sentence in the chapter entitle What Is Your Target?, in Part 2 of of Zen Golf, by Dr. Joseph Parent. He goes...

Why Count Strokes?

by Coach Mat | 19 Jan, 2014

Why should I count my strokes? Here is my short list of reasons: My stroke quality is predominantly a neurological skill The brain needs feedback in order to evaluate and make improvements in its motor-control over the stroke. Counting strokes is the first, basic form...

Over-Thinking?

by Coach Mat | 5 Jan, 2014

Have you ever had someone say to you, “You’re thinking too much!” ? Or, perhaps, “Quite thinking about it and just do it.” ? One one hand, it makes sense. We kind-a-know what this means, that over-thinking is some ambiguous negative thing...

Coach, Is It Correct?

by Coach Mat | 14 Dec, 2013

Here is a common question I hear from swimmers devotedly practicing their drills: How do I know if it is correct? (“It” being any one of many passive positions of a body part or a particular movement pattern.) The answer to that question depends on what...

When To Move On

by Coach Mat | 30 Nov, 2013

Here is re-post of a response I gave on the new TI Academy discussion forums. (If you haven’t heard about the TI Academy yet, let me know and I will explain it to you and add you to the mailing list). ** It’s a great question – How do I know when to...

Practice: Breathing

by Coach Mat | 14 Nov, 2013

I am posting this practice with my workshop students in mind. The terminology will make most sense to those who’ve taken TI lessons or a workshop before where we’ve introduced you to both the unique breathing Focal Points and the understanding for how to...