Exercise and sport sciences continue to grow as a collective set of disciplines investigating a
broad array of basic and applied research questions. Despite the progress, there is room for …

As proposed by Triplett in 1898 and evidenced by a recent series of lab and field studies,
racing against other competitors consistently results in increased performance compared to …

The COVID-19 outbreak has led to recurring quarantines resulting in drastic reductions in
physical activity (PA) levels. Given its health benefits, there is a need to explore strategies to …

With an array of critical and engaging pedagogical features, the fourth edition of Motor
Learning and Control for Practitioners offers the best practical introduction to motor learning …

Coach observation studies conducted since the 1970s have sought to determine the
quantity and quality of verbal feedback provided by coaches to their athletes. Relatively few …

Research with athletes and coaches has found that attentional focus strategies are more
complex than using an internal or external focus exclusively. Recently Becker et al.[2020 …

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common traumatic knee injuries causing joint
instability, quadriceps muscle weakness and impaired motor coordination. The …

Youth athletes are ideal candidates for novel therapeutic motor learning interventions that
leverage the plasticity of the central nervous system to promote desirable biomechanical …

Research indicates that instructing athlete's to focus on bodily movements (internal focus of
attention [IFA]) may hinder performance, whereas instructing them to focus on the movement …

External focus of attention has been shown to promote more automatic motor control,
yielding better performance and more efficient technique, than an internal focus. However …