An external focus promotes motor learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12157" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12157</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12157" target="_blank" >10.1002/ejsc.12157</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

An external focus promotes motor learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments

Original language description

Research has shown that external relative to internal focus (IF) instructions may improve motor performance as well as cognitive function (e.g., attentional stability and task-focus). The aim of the study was to examine the influence of attentional focus instructions on skill acquisition and learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments. The participants (N = 39, Mage = 17.87 ± 1.88 years) performed a bowling task with their dominant hand to knock down as many pins as possible. On day 1, they were randomly divided into three attentional focus groups; IF (focus on your throwing hand), external focus (EF) (focus on the pins), and control (no-focus) instructions. Each participant performed 36 trials, divided into 3 blocks of 12 trials. Attentional focus instructions were given before each block, with a brief reminder provided after each 3 trials. On day 2, retention and transfer (further distance) tests were performed. Results showed that while there were no significant differences between groups in the pre-test, the EF group outperformed both IF and control groups in retention and transfer tests. No significant difference was found between the control and IF. The findings suggest that the advantages of the external relative to the IF and no-focus instructions may generalize to individuals with hearing impairments.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Sport Science

ISSN

1746-1391

e-ISSN

1536-7290

Volume of the periodical

24

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1143-1151

UT code for WoS article

001257153300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85197401450