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标题：EXTERNAL FOCUS OF ATTENTION ENHANCES DISCUS THROWING PERFORMANCE
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作者：Zarghami, Mehdi ; Saemi, Esmaeel ; Fathi, Islam 等
期刊名称：Kinesiology
印刷版ISSN：1331-1441
出版年度：2012
卷号：44
期号：1
页码：47-51
出版社：Faculty of Kinesiology
摘要：A performer’s focus of attention has been shown to influence motor performance and learning in a variety of motor skills. The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of an external and internal focus of attention on discus throwing. Participants (N=20; mean age: 22 years, SD: 1.58) were recruited from an undergraduate male student population that had limited experience with the task. Using a within-participants design, all participants completed five maximum effort trials under each attentional focus condition (external and internal). The results of a repeated-measures ANCOVA revealed that participants had a significantly more effective performance in external focus of attention condition compared with the internal attentional focus. These findings are in line with the previous studies showing enhanced motor performance as a result of using external versus internal focus of attention. Therefore, it is suggested that coaches and practitioners give instructions that promote an external focus of attention.
关键词：external attentional focus; internal attentional focus; constrained action hypothesis; motor performance