The effect of internal and external focus of attention on tennis skill acquisition in children

Autor: Tuncay Tapan, Asuman Şahan, Kemal Alparslan Erman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 14 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1308244
Popis: ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the effect of internal and external focus attention instructions on learning the tennis groundstroke (forehand-backhand drive) for children.MethodsA total of 60 (30 girls, 30 boys) children aged 10.24 ± 0.48 years were included in the study. Children were randomly divided into three groups: External Focused Group (EFG), Internal Focused Group (IFG), and Control Group (CG).ResultsIn the pre-training tests of tennis skill (TST) and tennis transfer (TTT), there was no significant difference between the three groups (EFG, IFG, and CG) according to one-way ANOVA results (p > 0.05). Significant interaction was determined between groups and measurements in a repeated-measures ANOVA analysis (three groups, three measurements) and TST and TTT (p
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