The effect of a sequential structure of practice for the training of perceptual-cognitive skills in tennis

David P. Broadbent, Paul Ford, Dominic A. O'Hara, A. Mark Williams, Joe Causer

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Abstract

Anticipation of opponent actions, through the use of advanced (i.e., pre-event) kinematic information, can be trained using video-based temporal occlusion. Typically, this involves isolated opponent skills/shots presented as trials in a random order. However, two different areas of research concerning representative task design and contextual (non-kinematic) information, suggest this structure of practice restricts expert performance. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a sequential structure of practice during video-based training of anticipatory behavior in tennis, as well as the transfer of these skills to the performance environment.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Mar 2017

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© 2017 Broadbent et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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