Self-Organization 03:47
Self-Organization in regards to motor learning is the body's ability to adjust itself spontaneously to a given task. As the body adjusts, mistakes are often made, learning takes place, and we "figure out" how to accomplish a given movement effectively after thousands of repetitions.
As a coach, it is our responsibility to allow our clients to make mistakes, but to make these mistakes in a safe environment. We intervene if the exercise becomes egregious, but may stay quiet to allow the user to self-organize while offering feedback during rest periods. This allows for ideal motor learning around a new motor task, often found with VIPR PRO®. The alternative is overcoaching, where the coach is excessively intervening in the client's experience, hindering the client's ability to learn the proper sequencing and rhythm and timing of a given motion.
Allow the client to make small, safe mistakes in a controlled environment with less worry about having "perfect" form. This means beginning a ViPR PRO® exercise with
- lighter loads
- slower speeds
- smaller range of motion
- chunking complex movements into simpler components that can be controlled
- heavier loads
- faster speeds
- greater ranges of motion
- moving dynamically with ViPR PRO®
