The present study examined the effects of instructions promoting external versus internal foci
of attention on the learning of a tennis forehand stroke in 11-year old children. Three groups …

Purpose: A large pool of evidence supports the beneficial effect of an external focus of
attention on motor skill performance in adults. In children, this effect has been studied less …

Empirical findings consistently suggest that an external focus of attention leads to superior
performance when compared to an internal focus by encouraging more automatic …

Background: Implementing an anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention program to
athletes before the age at which the greatest injury risk occurs (15-17 years) is important …

Exercise is one of the main rehabilitative interventions, commonly used to improve
performance and motor learning. During the application of attentional focus strategies …

Verbal cues are tools used by practitioners in developing a youth athlete's motor skill
abilities. External cues may optimize athletic performance and movement competencies in …

Schizophrenia is a diverse and varying syndrome that defies most attempts at classification
and pathogenetic explanation. This is the second of two articles offering a comprehensive …

[Purpose] The present study reviewed studies that examined the effects of attentional focus
on balance.[Methods] Keywords such as “attentional”,“focus”, and “balance” were used to …

An external focus of attention, enhanced expectancies and autonomy support are key
independent and interactive characteristics which enhance motor learning. These OPTIMAL …

Considerable evidence supports the motor learning advantage associated with an external
focus of attention; however, very few studies have investigated attentional focus effects with …