Annals of Applied Sport Science
تازههای علوم کاربردی ورزش
Ann Appl Sport Sci
Medical Sciences
http://aassjournal.com
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2476–4981
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10.61186/aassjournal
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2020
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The Effect of Different Attentional Focus on the Penalty Kicking Performance of Adolescent Male Soccer Players in Different Levels
کنترل حرکتی و شاخههای وابسته بدان
Motor Control and its Related Branches
مقاله اصیل
Original Article
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background. </strong>Previous studies have shown that an external versus the internal focus of attention is an effective and efficient method to improve athletes' performance under anxious conditions.<br>
<strong>Objectives. </strong>The current study aimed to assess the effect of the practice with a distinct focus of attention on the penalty kicking performance of adolescent soccer players with different expertise.<br>
<strong>Methods. </strong>Twenty-four skilled and 24 novice adolescent male soccer players were recruited in the current study. Also, skill-level and age-matched goalkeepers also took part in the study to induce anxiety to the penalty takers. The penalty takers were required to practice penalty kicking toward designated target areas with either an external or internal focus of attention.<br>
<strong>Results. </strong>The results of the mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that in the post-test, skilled adolescent soccer players demonstrated superior accuracy with an external versus internal focus (p<0.05). In contrast, the novices showed greater consistency with an internal than external focus (p<0.05). Remarkably, the better performance of accuracy in the post-test was not at the cost of kicking velocity (p>0.05).<br>
<strong>Conclusion. </strong>The current study suggests that an appropriate combination of expertise and instruction type (internal vs. external) is critical for improving the penalty kicking performance of adolescent male soccer players.</div>
Focus of Attention, Soccer, Penalty Kick, Expertise, Keeper-Independent Strategy, Kicking Accuracy, Kicking Consistency
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http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-1410-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Lixin
Zheng
zhlxsdut@163.com
10031947532846008703
10031947532846008703
Yes
School of Physical Education, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, China
Henry
Wang
henyuwangwaterloo@gmail.com
10031947532846008704
10031947532846008704
No
Faculty of Applied Health Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada