#154 - Searching for the A-ha Moment: Coaching vs Teaching

Summary: Matt and Scott discuss the nature of learning and how it applies to effective coaching. They emphasize that teachers (and coaches) serve as guides during the process of instruction, leading the lifter (in our case) toward the correct movement pattern. However a coach can't actually perform the movement for the lifter, the lifter has to do it herself. Consequently, the actual learning takes place in the lifter's mind; in other words, they discover the correct movement. The coach merely reveals the path.