FAQ

What are motor skills?

These are not your athletic skills. These are your developmental skills, the neuro-motor functions on which your athletic skills are built. Our system deals with 13 separate skills, assessing how well established they are according to the client’s age, and how they interact under various circumstances.

Aren’t motor skills for youngsters?

You’re right. Motor skills are developed during infancy and early childhood, starting with reflexive and random movement, learning to discriminate and track sights and sounds, going through the various stages and types of mobility, etc. If all goes well we end up with an integrated, well-connected brain somewhere around age 6. There are a many reasons why something may go awry during this process, such as injury, illness, trauma, and most pervasively, changes in our culture that actually hinder optimal development. Skipping or slighting stages of development will cause lagging or uneven skill growth. Function (what I do developmentally) determines structure (what kind of brain I have). Most of us are walking around with essentially the same brain we built for ourselves during that time.
I believe that athletic talent is something you’re born with. You’ve either got it or you don’t.

Isn’t athletic talent something you’re born with?

To a degree. Your brain is wired for certain aptitudes. This is what you’re born with, and what you’ve earned and learned through experience and hard work. These are the tools the scouts are rating.

Receiving less than an “A” rating is an uncommon experience for many elite athletes. Some may even begin to question their abilities. Accepting skill limits may be reasonable in some cases, but no talented athlete should feel fatalistically doomed or helpless. A Movement Analysis will pinpoint possible reasons for lack of advancement.

New insights and developments are pouring out of the mind sciences. Neuro-building exercises are proven to enhance the brain’s connections. Think what this type of work, targeted to an individual’s own strengths and weaknesses, can do towards elevating an athlete’s talents. SMA shows you how to wire-in new connections, opening up virtual highways of ability.

How much does it cost?

The price is comparable to other products and services you’ve already purchased to improve your athlete’s performance. For less than the cost of a top of the line piece of equipment or a week of SAQ camp, you can have the invaluable tools of insight and knowledge that will accelerate the athlete’s abilities from the deepest level.
For individuals, we charge a one-time fee which covers 2 consultations. Extra help is available should it be needed, in private sessions or clinics. In addition, we offer substantial discounts for siblings and small groups, as well as special team rates.

Who is it for?

Anyone who wants to improve their athletic performance.

Boys and girls playing recreational or junior high sports benefit tremendously. Their young brains and bodies are growing and changing rapidly, and the work they do on prescribed exercises has near immediate impact. During our youth clinics, parents have reported seeing changes on the playing field in as little as three days. And, because it is the brain that’s targeted, becoming more organized and better connected, symptoms of learning disabilities often begin to dissipate.

High school or college athletes welcome an analysis because it answers questions about their particular performance concerns: Trying to change mechanics, a too-long slump, excessive mental or physical errors, versatility, inconsistency, etc. At this level, athletes are able to use very strong skills to compensate for low ones, and they look good doing it. But hidden weaknesses will show sooner or later. Weak skills act as blockers, preventing the athlete from doing what he wants to do, knows how to do, maybe can do occasionally. The brain simply will not allow you to do what it is uncomfortable with and is neurally not equipped to do. It’s the difference between me climbing a ladder to clean out my gutters, fighting panic the whole time, and a firefighter 8 stories up performing a rescue. In the 60’s, The Oriole’s Earl Weaver was concerned about players with great physical abilities who could not learn to correct certain basic deficiencies. He went so far as to have I.Q. tests administered to the whole instructional league. It didn’t help. Sports Movement Analysis would have.

Elite athletes, with their pick of scholarship offers and who are being heavily scouted by the pros have the most to gain from Sports Movement Analysis. An example is an independent league player eager to be called by the pros. After adding our suggestions to his off-season workout, his game statistics increased an average of 500% across the board, and he maintained this improvement for 2 seasons He got his call to the Texas Rangers. Another example is a major league player who was battling for position at center. After implementing our advice, he not only earned his spot, he reduced his errors and qualified as an American League leader in batting, ERAs, stolen bases, and on-board percentage, as well as hitting the snot out of right-handed pitching for the first time in his career.

Is it just for sports?

Let’s look at another set of “elite” young men and women. The Academies of the Armed Services define fitness in 2 parts: the health related components (cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and body composition) and the motor fitness components. Today, many of these cadets are in good standing from the health standpoint, but lack the motor fitness necessary for combat readiness. (The Qualitative Report, Sept. 2006.) The quality of cadets is simply not the same as it was 15 years ago. Therefore, motor skill acquisition is now taught at West Point. When you consider that cadets in general set high standards for themselves, and come from highly successful high school athletic careers, yet are still lacking in motor fitness, you should ask yourself how your son or daughter may benefit from an analysis of motor skills and patterns.




FAQ What are motor skills? These are not your athletic skills. These are your developmental skills, the neuro-motor functions on which your athletic skills are built. Our system deals with 13 separate skills, assessing how well established they are according to the client’s age, and how they interact under various circumstances. Aren’t motor skills for youngsters? You’re right. Motor skills are developed during infancy and early childhood, starting with reflexive and random movement, learning to discriminate and track sights and sounds, going through the various stages and types of mobility, etc. If all goes well we end up with an integrated, well-connected brain somewhere around age 6. There are a many reasons why something may go awry during this process, such as injury, illness, trauma, and most pervasively, changes in our culture that actually hinder optimal development. Skipping or slighting stages of development will cause lagging or uneven skill growth. Function (what I do developmentally) determines structure (what kind of brain I have). Most of us are walking around with essentially the same brain we built for ourselves during that time. I believe that athletic talent is something you’re born with. You’ve either got it or you don’t. Isn’t athletic talent something you’re born with? To a degree. Your brain is wired for certain aptitudes. This is what you’re born with, and what you’ve earned and learned through experience and hard work. These are the tools the scouts are rating. Receiving less than an “A” rating is an uncommon experience for many elite athletes. Some may even begin to question their abilities. Accepting skill limits may be reasonable in some cases, but no talented athlete should feel fatalistically doomed or helpless. A Movement Analysis will pinpoint possible reasons for lack of advancement. New insights and developments are pouring out of the mind sciences. Neuro-building exercises are proven to enhance the brain’s connections. Think what this type of work, targeted to an individual’s own strengths and weaknesses, can do towards elevating an athlete’s talents. SMA shows you how to wire-in new connections, opening up virtual highways of ability. How much does it cost? The price is comparable to other products and services you’ve already purchased to improve your athlete’s performance. For less than the cost of a top of the line piece of equipment or a week of SAQ camp, you can have the invaluable tools of insight and knowledge that will accelerate the athlete’s abilities from the deepest level. For individuals, we charge a one-time fee which covers 2 consultations. Extra help is available should it be needed, in private sessions or clinics. In addition, we offer substantial discounts for siblings and small groups, as well as special team rates. Who is it for? Anyone who wants to improve their athletic performance. Boys and girls playing recreational or junior high sports benefit tremendously. Their young brains and bodies are growing and changing rapidly, and the work they do on prescribed exercises has near immediate impact. During our youth clinics, parents have reported seeing changes on the playing field in as little as three days. And, because it is the brain that’s targeted, becoming more organized and better connected, symptoms of learning disabilities often begin to dissipate. High school or college athletes welcome an analysis because it answers questions about their particular performance concerns: Trying to change mechanics, a too-long slump, excessive mental or physical errors, versatility, inconsistency, etc. At this level, athletes are able to use very strong skills to compensate for low ones, and they look good doing it. But hidden weaknesses will show sooner or later. Weak skills act as blockers, preventing the athlete from doing what he wants to do, knows how to do, maybe can do occasionally. The brain simply will not allow you to do what it is uncomfortable with and is neurally not equipped to do. It’s the difference between me climbing a ladder to clean out my gutters, fighting panic the whole time, and a firefighter 8 stories up performing a rescue. In the 60’s, The Oriole’s Earl Weaver was concerned about players with great physical abilities who could not learn to correct certain basic deficiencies. He went so far as to have I.Q. tests administered to the whole instructional league. It didn’t help. Sports Movement Analysis would have. Elite athletes, with their pick of scholarship offers and who are being heavily scouted by the pros have the most to gain from Sports Movement Analysis. An example is an independent league player eager to be called by the pros. After adding our suggestions to his off-season workout, his game statistics increased an average of 500% across the board, and he maintained this improvement for 2 seasons He got his call to the Texas Rangers. Another example is a major league player who was battling for position at center. After implementing our advice, he not only earned his spot, he reduced his errors and qualified as an American League leader in batting, ERAs, stolen bases, and on-board percentage, as well as hitting the snot out of right-handed pitching for the first time in his career. Is it just for sports? Let’s look at another set of “elite” young men and women. The Academies of the Armed Services define fitness in 2 parts: the health related components (cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and body composition) and the motor fitness components. Today, many of these cadets are in good standing from the health standpoint, but lack the motor fitness necessary for combat readiness. (The Qualitative Report, Sept. 2006.) The quality of cadets is simply not the same as it was 15 years ago. Therefore, motor skill acquisition is now taught at West Point. When you consider that cadets in general set high standards for themselves, and come from highly successful high school athletic careers, yet are still lacking in motor fitness, you should ask yourself how your son or daughter may benefit from an analysis of motor skills and patterns.