Background and Purpose Adult participants benefit more from external focus than internal
focus when learning a new motor skill. Because learners from different age groups use …

The authors investigated the relative effectiveness of different attentional focus instructions
on motor learning in primary school children. In addition, we explored whether the effect of …

Attention and Motor Skill Learning explores how a person's focus of attention affects motor
performance and, in particular, the learning of motor skills. It synthesizes the knowledge …

Background The present study examined whether the learning benefits of an external focus
of attention (ie on the movement effect) relative to an internal focus (ie on the movement) …

Purpose: Considerable research supports the motor-learning advantage associated with an
external focus of attention; however, very few studies have attempted to generalize these …

Considerable literature on the role of attentional focus in motor performance and learning
has accumulated for over two decades. We report the results of comprehensive meta …

This study examined individual differences in the preference for and effectiveness of the type
of attentional focus for motor learning. In two experiments, participants practicing a balance …

Directing the attentional focus towards intended movement effects could enhance individual
performance. This meta-analysis examines the immediate effects of an instructed external …

Over the past 15 years, research on focus of attention has consistently demonstrated that an
external focus (ie, on the movement effect) enhances motor performance and learning …

Recently, researchers in the motor learning area have shown that instructions to direct the
learner's attention to their body movements (ie, induce an internal focus)–such as those …