Technique training and sensorimotor modules

In a concluded project, we investigated the theoretical and empirical viability of the assumption that - in extension of the Modularity Hypothesis (Fodor, 1983) – across-task transfer effects in sports derive from the collective use of sensorimotor modules (Hossner, 1995). From this perspective, general coordination training would thus require the practice of movement-relevant technique modules rather than nonspecific coordinative abilities (Hirtz, 1985), such as "adjust running path to the ball" (Hossner, 2019; see video). Therefore, a modular approach for sports practice was developed for cross-task "technique-module training" as well as for task-specific "technique building training" in volleyball (Hossner & Kortmann, 1995; Kittel et al., 2016). Since motor-learning interventions should be structured around the demands of the relevant movement task, the approach of action-oriented functional movement analysis provides a helpful framework for identifying plausible technique building blocks in one's sport (Hossner et al., 2015).

Selected Publications:

Hossner, E.-J. (1995). Module der Motorik. Hofmann.

Hossner, E.-J. (2019). Koordinationsschulung nach dem Baukastensystem. Sportpraxis, 60(9/10), 42–45.

Hossner, E.-J. & Kortmann, O. (1995). «Stein auf Stein...» – Techniktraining nach dem Baukastenprinzip. In F. Dannenmann (Hrsg.), Neue Aspekte des Volleyballspiels (S. 40–58). Czwalina.

Hossner, E.-J., Schiebl, F. & Göhner, U. (2015). A functional approach to movement analysis and error identification in sports and physical education. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:1339. 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01339

Kittel, T., Lamschick, H., Kortmann, O. & Hossner, E.-J. (2016). Volleyballtraining: Das Baukastensystem. Hofmann.

Literature:

Fodor, J. A. (1983). The Modularity of mind: An essay on faculty psychology. MIT Press.

Hirtz, P. (1985). Koordinative Fähigkeiten im Schulsport. Volk und Wissen.

Contact:

Ernst-Joachim Hossner