This type of feedback is the ‘sensory information that arises a natural consequence of producing a movement’. It can be sensed from organs in the muscles and the joints called proprioceptors and paramount in learning a skill. They send the brain all sorts of information on joint and muscle angles. When the skill’s performed correctly, the mentor points this out, then the brain locks this information for future reference in the motor cortex. “Today, I just felt tired. It was a long flight from Paris and I didn’t get any sleep last night. “But I feel that it’s my record and I want it back.
” (Maurice Green-http://www. asahi. com/english/sports/K2002091700445. html) Extrinsic feedback Another word for this is augmented feedback. Coaches, personal trainers and teachers provide feedback, it is an external source of information on ones actions or techniques. Extrinsic feedback branches off into Knowledge of Performance (KP) and Knowledge of Results (KR). “With my back to the goal and the defender behind me, I received the ball but at a glance I realised the defender was to my right, so I quickly whipped the ball to my left and sliced it across the net.
” Knowledge of performance (KP) This provides information on how an action/ technique was performed, either well or poorly. It can be provided verbally by a coach or visually by video. The athlete will develop a kinaesthetic reference for the correct movement. For example, a sprinters action. Knowledge of Results (KR) The information consisting of the end results to determine whether an action is performed well. However, there can always be room for improvements, e. g. sprinters time at 100m.