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Multi-Modal Learning
Most people will probably say they have a preferred
learning style, be it visual, auditory, read/write, and
kinesthetic. But Nowak said providing instructions
in a multitude of avenues works best.
"They 've found that providing all these options
helps our learners best — letting our players, see
it, hear it and then do it," Nowak said. "So seeing
you drawing it on the board, hearing you explain
something, maybe even watching a coach demo the
activity and then letting the kids go out and do it."
Nowak also said that sending out a video expla-
nation to parents before practice, so that kids who might have trouble picking up drills have a
chance to review multiple times, can be extra beneficial for players with more learning needs.
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