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

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174311

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

University of Brighton

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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 language	English
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174311
Publication status	Published - 29 Mar 2017

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