18E –Sports Science Shorts: Schema Theory, the Motor Program & Contributions of Richard Schmidt

18E
Back in October of last year we lost one of the great thinkers and researchers in Motor Control and Motor Learning, UCLA Professor Richard Schmidt. Richard’s Schema Theory of Motor Learning and Generalized Motor Program have been both highly influential and highly contentious. What will their legacy be for future research?
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Articles:
A schema theory of discrete motor skill learning
Motor Schema Theory After 27 Years: Reflections and Implications for a New Theory
Current status of the motor program: Revisited
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176037786

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My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
My ASU Web page
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Email: robgray@asu.edu

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The Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some Action
Mark Lanegan – Saint Louis Elegy
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