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05.24.13 Annals of Coaching: Aligned Feedback Means Effective Practice (video)

Think for a minute about a task like driving.  Most likely you do it almost every day.  Usually multiple times per day.  Often for hours at a time.  So, really, you ought to be very, very good at it by now.  World class.   But if you’re like most people you’re not a very good driver and (less…