By Tom Turner The nature of experiential learning: assimilation and accommodation.The Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is considered the father of children’s cognitive-development theory and amongst his significant observations on how children learn are two critical ideas: the concepts of...
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Imagination is More Important Than Knowledge (Part 2)
By Tom Turner (Part two of three)Street Soccer LearningYoungsters understand very little about the real game. When they begin to play at five or six, they consciously struggle to control the ball in any coordinated way and, invariably, labor to...
“Imagination is more important than knowledge!”
By Tom Turner, Director of Coaching, OYSANWhile Einstein definitely wasn’t talking about soccer when he uttered those words, he certainly could have been hinting at the value of a learning environment that emphasized creativity and problem solving over rote learning....
Swinging For the Fences
By Tom TurnerWould any good team coach have his or her players….Hit for the fences on every at bat in baseball or softball?Throw “Hail Mary” passes on every down in football?Shoot every puck into the attacking zone in hockey?Throw every...
Space: The Tactical Frontier
By Tom Turner Taking a cursory look through the children’s book section in any bookstore is a simple way to gain perspective on the intellectual capabilities of young players. For the very young, the paragraphs are short, the sentences are...