About the Author

Richard A. Magill has been a faculty member at Louisiana State University for 22 years. He is the Helen "Bessie" Silverberg Pliner Professor of Kinesiology and holds an appointment in the Department of Psychology. Magill earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Florida State University and his M.Ed. in Health and Physical Education from Temple University.

Magill has served as Editor-in-Chief of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and is an Active Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. His research concerns motor skill acquisition processes and influences, especially forms of instruction, augmented feedback, and practice schedules. He has authored or co-authored more than 75 articles in research journals, including the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Motor Behavior, and Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, and chapters in edited books. Magill has also given more than 80 invited presentations at national and international meetings.