Abstract
The concept of “skill transfer” is introduced with the sports of ice hockey and tennis as examples. Skill transfer is addressed with a backdrop and understanding that it is based on existing concepts that have been researched significantly over the past few decades. They include Physical Literacy, Early Sport Specialization and Long-Term Athlete Development. Specific commonalities and skill benefits are highlighted. This inclusive, unified approach may serve as a catalyst to a better understanding of the benefits of skill transfer as well as the benefits of learning physical activities through two sport examples on multiple surfaces.
Highlights
Over the past few decades much has been written about the construct of Physical Literacy (Aspen Institute, 2015; Durden-Myers and Whitehead, 2018; IPLA, 2014; Roetert et al 2017)
A group of sports including tennis and ice hockey were categorized as ‘early initiation-late specialization’ highlighting their high level of technical and tactical skill combined with long-term development of physical capability
It is important to understand that the three topics of LTAD, Early Sport Specialization and Physical Literacy form an important backdrop to the concept of Skill Transfer from one sport to another (Collin et al, 2014; MacNamara & Collins, 2015)
Summary
Over the past few decades much has been written about the construct of Physical Literacy (Aspen Institute, 2015; Durden-Myers and Whitehead, 2018; IPLA, 2014; Roetert et al 2017). A group of sports including tennis and ice hockey were categorized as ‘early initiation-late specialization’ highlighting their high level of technical and tactical skill combined with long-term development of physical capability. It is important to understand that the three topics of LTAD, Early Sport Specialization and Physical Literacy form an important backdrop to the concept of Skill Transfer from one sport to another (Collin et al, 2014; MacNamara & Collins, 2015).
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