... etc. This feedback can also come from other people, specifically coaches who can suggest methods to improve or maintain a skill from what they see. Proprioceptive is the feedback which is provided by the receptors found in muscles and tendons called proprioceptors and the balance sensors which provide information on how a movement 'feels.' When an athlete becomes familiar with a skill they develop a sense of how the movement should feel and from this are able to identify whether they are performing it correctly or not. This feedback is often used by athletes to make fine adjustments to a movement e.g. a basketball player may realise that they are more likely to score if they put a spin on the ball as they shoot and can make these changes accordingly due to this feedback. Kinaesthetic feedback relies on intrinsic factors. The muscles, tendons and joints supply information to the ...

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