The Role of Conscious Control Propensity in Determining the Effects of Attentional Foci instructions
Subject Areas : Physical Fitness
Mohammad Tollabi
1
,
Elaheh Arab Ameri
2
*
,
Mehdi Shahbazi
3
,
Alireza Babaei Mazreno
4
,
Fatemeh Sadat Tabatabaei
5
1 - Ph.D. Student of Motor Behavior. Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor of Motor learning and control, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Department of Sport Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
5 - Ph.D. in TEFL, Farhangian University, Yazd, Iran.
Keywords: Conscious control propensity, attentional foci, performance, motor learning, basketball accuracy pass,
Abstract :
Background: In this research, we investigated the role of conscious control propensity in determining the effects of attentional foci on performance and learning of basketball accuracy pass in children (10-12 years old). Materials and Methods: To determine the children’s conscious control propensity, the Movement Specific Reinvestment Scale was used. Seventy-two children in two high and low conscious control groups that each group divided to three sub-groups (internal, external, and control) entered the acquisition and transfer and retention tests in the basketball accuracy pass task. Results: The results showed that during the acquisition period, low and high conscious control propensity did not have any effect. Though there was a significant interaction between conscious control propensity and attentional foci in transfer and retention tests, but the main effects were not significant. Conclusion: Based on these results, children's motor learning is more effective when the instructions for attentional foci suited their natural tendencies.
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