The Peak Performance Pyramid for Motor Skills
A Conceptual Framework for Helping Learners Reach Their Potential
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21556532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin M Fisher (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 10-18 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0730-3084 • E-ISSN: 2168-3816 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07303084.2023.2237561 |
| OpenAlex | W4386617126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Elite motor skill performance is a highly-variable, complex phenomenon that is regularly observed and examined globally in various contexts such as sporting events like the Olympic games or professional contests, concert halls featuring accomplished musicians and singers, or sold-out venues that feature comedians or motivational speakers. Many professional groups have a vested interest in developing, maintaining, or understanding high levels of motor performance, including coaches, physical educators, exercise scientists, performance psychologists, and elite performers themselves, to name a few. While skill acquisition is a natural part of the human experience, the attainment of peak performance, which may be defined as optimal functioning or full use of potential, in a given domain is significantly more elusive and difficult to obtain. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to present a utilitarian, efficient framework for considering and understanding peak performance and offer a discussion of the critical variables that are involved, based on the interdisciplinary nature of its study and evidence from previous research in underlying areas. This framework, entitled the Peak Performance Pyramid for Motor Skills, is designed to provide practitioners from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds with a resource for identifying potential strengths and areas of improvement in diverse learners
Cognitive psychology · Conceptual framework · Developmental psychology · Discipline · Dreyfus model of skill acquisition · Elite · Motor skill · Political science · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Computer Science · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Artificial Intelligence
Motivation and Education
Disparities in State-Specific Adult Fruit and Vegetable Consumption — United States, 2015
Mentor functions and outcomes
Career Benefits Associated With Mentoring for Proteges
Deliberate Practice and Performance in Music, Games, Sports, Education, and Professions
Fundamental Movement Skills in Children and Adolescents
The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance.
Emotional Intelligence
Self-determination theory
The role of working memory in motor learning and performance
On the relation between abilities, learning, and human performance
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations
Knowledge, knerves and know-how
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |