Children's learning of tennis skills is facilitated by external focus instructions

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 of participants practiced hitting tennis balls at a target. External focus group participants were instructed...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Hadler, Suzete Chiviacowsky, Gabriele Wulf, José Francisco Gomes Schild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2014-12-01
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742014000400418&lng=en&tlng=en