How important is feel or body awareness in sports?  How can we assess kinaesthetic sensitivity and proprioceptive acuity in athletes and can these be improved through training? How does it influence an athlete’s ability to implement technical changes?

 

Articles:

Level of competitive success achieved by elite athletes and multi-joint proprioceptive ability

Exploring the kinaesthetic sensitivity of skilled performers for implementing movement instructions

Examining the Effects of Proprioceptive Training on Coincidence Anticipation Timing, Reaction Time and Hand-Eye Coordination

The relationship between lower limb proprioceptive sense and locomotor skill acquisition

The Contributions of Body Awareness to “Choking under Pressure”

The role of proprioception in the management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries

Do elite athletes exhibit enhanced proprioceptive acuity, range and strength of knee rotation compared with non-athletes?

 

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The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lucero – Can’t Feel a Thing

Kim Mitchell – Feel it Burn

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BRMC – Sweetest Feeling

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