INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL FOCUS OF ATTENTION In almost any rehabilitation situation where motor skills are to be (re-)learned, patients receive instructions about the deemed correct movement technique. These instructions typically refer to the coordination of the patient’s body movements, including the order, form, and timing of various limb movements (Gokeler et al. 2019). Directing performers’ attention to the (environmental) effects of their movements (external focus), rather than to the coordina