Influence of attentional manipulation on jumping performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Makaruk, M Starzak, JM Porter - Journal of Human Kinetics, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Enhancing jumping ability can lead to substantial benefits in sports performance and
physical activity. Previous studies indicate that directing an individual's attention externally …

A systematic review of motivational and attentional variables on children's fundamental movement skill development: the OPTIMAL theory

T Simpson, P Ellison, E Carnegie… - International Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
An external focus of attention, enhanced expectancies and autonomy support are key
independent and interactive characteristics which enhance motor learning. These OPTIMAL …

Adopting a holistic focus of attention promotes adherence and improves performance in college track and field athletes

TA Zhuravleva, CA Aiken - Human movement science, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on novices suggests that an external focus improves performance over an internal
focus. For experienced performers the results on attentional focus have been mixed …

Effects of self-controlled practice and focus of attention on free throw accuracy: Exploring optimal theory among skilled basketball players

M Shooli, E Saemi, NS Boushehri, M Seifourian… - Human Movement …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the OPTIMAL theory of motor learning (Wulf & Lewthwaite, 2016), optimal motor
performance and learning will occur through the influence of the two motivational factors of …

Putting attention on the spot in coaching: Shifting to an external focus of attention with imagery techniques to improve basketball free-throw shooting performance

KR Milley, GP Ouellette - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Attentional focus is an area that has garnered considerable attention in the sport psychology
and motor performance literature. This is unsurprising given that attentional focus has been …

A test of optimal theory on young adolescents' standing long jump performance and motivation

T Simpson, L Cronin, P Ellison, E Carnegie… - Human Movement …, 2020 - Elsevier
The OPTIMAL theory of motor learning contends that an external focus of attention (EF),
enhanced expectancies (EE), and autonomy support (AS) are key attentional and …

The effects of attentional focus on visuomotor control during observational learning in children with autism spectrum disorder

A Asadi, CA Aiken, S Heidari, R Goudini… - Research in Autism …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Research has shown that adopting an external focus of attention facilitates both
performance and learning. Recent research observed a benefit of adopting an external …

Evaluating the reliability and validity of phonetic information test in normal 3-6 year-old children of Isfahan city

L Ghasisin, T Ahmadi, F Mostajeran… - Journal of Research in …, 2013 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

Timing and activation intensity of shoulder muscles during handball penalty throwing in subjects with and without shoulder impingement

Z Zonnor, N Farahpour… - Journal of Research in …, 2017 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: Shoulder injuries are common among athletes in sports that involve overhead
throwing of the ball such as handball. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the timing …

The effect of attentional instructions during modeling on gaze behavior and throwing accuracy in 7 to 10 year-old children

A Asadi, CA Aiken, S Heidari, F Kochackpour - Human Movement Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Research has shown the effectiveness of attentional instructions and observation on the
performance and learning in children. However, there is little research on the effects of …