SIR SKILS TRANSFER METHOD

The SIR Teaching Method

Being a high level table tennis player does not automatically make someone a great coach.
Playing skill and teaching skill are fundamentally different. True coaching is about
transferring movement, understanding, and confidence, not simply demonstrating ability.

The SIR Teaching Method, which I call Pay It Forward Correctly, is based on how the brain actually learns movement.

Movement is stored

The brain functions much like a hard drive. Every movement we perform is stored over time.
This is why many elite players begin young, often between the ages of five and eight,
when movement patterns are still clean and adaptable.

That same principle allows effective learning from ages eight to ninety eight.
Teaching is not about starting from zero. It is about reprogramming muscle memory.

Watch first, then move

The most effective learning begins with observation. Students watch first without pressure,
allowing the brain to map correct movement before execution.

When movement begins, it must be done correctly, consistently corrected, and visually verified.

I often tell my students, let me see what you think you are doing. Then I record them using SIR
and show them what is actually happening. That moment, when perception meets reality, accelerates learning.

Why SIR

SIR is a paddle shaped smartphone cover designed to hold an iPhone or Android device,
allowing physical movement to become recorded memory, learned motion, and living documentation.
Reviewing movement later, much like looking into a mirror, closes the learning loop.

The core

This method was shaped by more than sixty years of playing, decades of teaching,
and my technical background at IBM, where systems were diagnosed, corrected, and optimized,
much like movement patterns.