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Poor repetition reinforces poor technique; purposeful practice matters.
By Phil "CoachRose" Rose — Founder & Director of Sports, UK PE Group — part of the CoachRose Insights Young Athlete Development series.
“Practice makes perfect” sounds right. It isn’t.
Repeating something badly 1,000 times just makes you very good at doing it badly. Improvement comes from purposeful repetition — knowing what you are trying to improve, what good looks like, and whether you can repeat it under pressure.
Good coaching turns repetition into learning.
Develop the Athlete. Develop the Person. — UK PE Group
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