Learning adaptation The brain is like a computer, with feelings… People adapt to any given situation. The challenge is to choose the right situation…

Environment  If it is cold, we start moving to warm up…  When the sun is bright, our eyes adjust themselves…  When off balance, we naturally fight to stay on our feet…  Going downhill on a mountain, we tend to speed up or we work to slow down...  Walking to a room with music, we react…

On a trampoline  You want the student to go higher, use a stop watch…  You want him to produce more rotation, ask him to go lower.  You want him to reduce the travelling, reduce the space.  You want him to keep the head straight, give him a visual target in front of him.

In juggling  The juggler throws the balls in front, ask him to walk backwards while juggling.  You want him to throw the balls with precisions, ask him to throw them higher.  You want him to improve the rhythm, work with music.  You want him to breathe while juggling, ask him to talk.

On a tight wire  You want a better control on balance, vary the speed of walking.  The student hesitates all the time before jumping, give him a maximum of 5 seconds before jumping.  The student is landing off the tight wire when doing acrobatic skills, ask him to to push as far away as possible when on take off.