Developmental activities that contribute to high or low performance by elite cricket batters when recognizing type of delivery from bowlers' advanced postural cues

Paul Ford, J. Low, Allistair P. McRobert, A. Mark Williams

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Abstract

We examined the developmental activities that contribute to the development of superior anticipation skill among elite cricket batters. The batters viewed 36 video clips involving deliveries from bowlers that were occluded at ball release and were required to predict delivery type. Accuracy scores were used to create two subgroups: high-performing and low-performing anticipators. Questionnaires were used to record the participation history profiles of the groups. In the early stages of development, hours accumulated in cricket and other sports, as well as milestones achieved, did not differentiate groups. Significant between-group differences in activity profiles were found between 13 and 15 years of age, with high-performing anticipators accumulating more hours in structured cricket activity, and specifically in batting, compared with their low-performing counterparts.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)638-654
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2010

Keywords

  • expert performance
  • skill acquisition
  • anticipation

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