the key components that help athletes progress to an expert level. The success of deliberate practice suggests that a coach prioritize deliberate practice strategies in team training and relegate ...

In prior lessons we learned some of the key principles of memorization: Lesson 1: encoding, consolidation, retrieval, reconsolidation Lesson 2: getting motivated Lesson 3: paying attention Lesson 8: ...

Seeking sports excellence? Follow the example of elite performers. Expert athletic skill isn’t something you’re born with and doesn’t randomly happen. The expertise of athletes—as well as singers, ...

WASHINGTON — In a career spent studying ballet dancers, surgeons, spelling bee champions, professional violinists, and Shakespearean actors, Anders Ericsson reached a conclusion that surprised fellow ...

Ballet is a dazzling art form. Dancers defy gravity as they leap and pirouette across the stage. Every movement is precise; every gesture considered. The world’s most accomplished dancers also make ...

Becoming an expert is the subject of an article in the July-August Harvard Business Review by Anders Ericsson of Florida State University, Michael Prietula of Emory University and Edward Cokely of the ...

For anyone who ever wanted to win a marathon, master Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” on the piano or simply lower a golf handicap, Anders Ericsson had encouraging news: You don’t need to be born with a ...