External Cueing is best described as:

• A. Internal cues describing movement mechanics
• B. Most beneficial for motor learning and focus is coaching through environment, 'explode through the ground'
• C. Watching an expert model
• D. Providing knowledge of results

Answer: (B)

External cueing guides attention to the effects of the movement on the environment rather than to the body’s internal mechanics. That’s why coaching through the environment—telling the athlete to “explode through the ground”—best captures this idea: the cue directs focus to the outcome of the action (how force is applied into the ground and how it propels you) rather than to a specific body position or joint angle.

Internal cues describe how the body should move, which often disrupts automatic control. Watching an expert model is a helpful learning strategy, but it’s not the same as giving cues that direct attention outward. Providing knowledge of results focuses on the outcome, not on guiding how the movement is performed.