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View article: Stigma, Stereotypes, and Support: Policy-Relevant barriers to physical activity in people with type 1 diabetes
Stigma, Stereotypes, and Support: Policy-Relevant barriers to physical activity in people with type 1 diabetes Open
Aims: to identify and compare barriers and enablers influencing physical activity (PA) in adults and children with type 1 diabetes in the UK. Methods: A cross-sectional, national survey was distributed via BreakthroughT1D (formerly JDRF) n…
View article: Examining the influence of multiple performance characteristics on selection into a representative team in field hockey
Examining the influence of multiple performance characteristics on selection into a representative team in field hockey Open
The aim of this study was to determine what kind of performance characteristics distinguish between different skill levels at different development stages in field hockey using a multi-dimensional testing battery. A total of 100 players id…
View article: Children’s coordination of the “sweet spot” when striking a forehand is shaped by the equipment used
Children’s coordination of the “sweet spot” when striking a forehand is shaped by the equipment used Open
Children’s movement coordination is significantly influenced by the equipment used when performing multi-articular actions. Previously we reported that scaled equipment (smaller racket and a softer ball), but not full-sized equipment, prom…
View article: An eye for talent: The recruiters’ role in the Australian Football talent pathway
An eye for talent: The recruiters’ role in the Australian Football talent pathway Open
Talent identification and recruitment (TIR) in elite sport is a complex process with performance and career longevity implications for athletes, sports organisations, and scouts (hereafter referred to as recruiters). Although there is an e…
View article: Examining the representativeness of a virtual reality environment for simulation of tennis performance
Examining the representativeness of a virtual reality environment for simulation of tennis performance Open
There has been a growing interest in using virtual reality (VR) for training perceptual-cognitive skill in sport. For VR training to effectively simulate real-world tennis performance, it must recreate the contextual information and moveme…
View article: Sports Coaches’ Knowledge and Beliefs About the Provision, Reception, and Evaluation of Verbal Feedback
Sports Coaches’ Knowledge and Beliefs About the Provision, Reception, and Evaluation of Verbal Feedback Open
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 studies, however, have sought to determine the knowledge and bel…
View article: Coaches’ perspective towards skill acquisition in swimming: What practice approaches are typically applied in training?
Coaches’ perspective towards skill acquisition in swimming: What practice approaches are typically applied in training? Open
This study aimed to explore the experiential knowledge and preferred training approaches of elite swimming coaches in regards to general skill development and then looking specifically at the freestyle stroke. A qualitative thematic analys…
View article: Defining cricket batting expertise from the perspective of elite coaches
Defining cricket batting expertise from the perspective of elite coaches Open
Traditionally in sporting tasks, expertise has been thought of as the attainment of near flawless technical abilities. While contemporary views have become more holistic in nature, in certain sporting domains it is still not clear what exa…
View article: Designing Junior Sport to Maximize Potential: The Knowns, Unknowns, and Paradoxes of Scaling Sport
Designing Junior Sport to Maximize Potential: The Knowns, Unknowns, and Paradoxes of Scaling Sport Open
In this mini-review, we draw attention to an important yet relatively untapped topic in the developmental pathway - the design of junior sport so that it appropriately matches the functional capacities of children. Junior sport is a regula…
View article: Futsal task constraints promote the development of soccer passing skill: evidence and implications for talent development research and practice
Futsal task constraints promote the development of soccer passing skill: evidence and implications for talent development research and practice Open
Both anecdotal and research evidence suggests that futsal could be a key developmental activity for soccer. Futsal task constraints (e.g., equipment and playing area) have been argued to promote the acquisition of perceptual–motor skills t…
View article: Response: Commentary: Long-term Practice with Domain-Specific Task Constraints Influences Perceptual Skills
Response: Commentary: Long-term Practice with Domain-Specific Task Constraints Influences Perceptual Skills Open
A Commentary on:
\nCommentary: Long-term Practice with Domain-Specific Task Constraints Influences
\nPerceptual Skills
\nby Yiannaki, C., Carling, C., and Collins, D. (2018). Front. Psychol. 9:1214. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.
\n2018.01214
View article: THE INFLUENCE OF THE FIRST PASS ON THE VOLLEYBALL BLOCKERS’ DECISION-MAKING
THE INFLUENCE OF THE FIRST PASS ON THE VOLLEYBALL BLOCKERS’ DECISION-MAKING Open
This study examined the information constraining volleyball blockers’ decision-making as they attempted to anticipate an opponent's shot. The role of the ball flight information emerging from the interaction between the digger and the sett…
View article: Emergence of Skilled Behaviors in Professional, Amateur and Junior Cricket Batsmen During a Representative Training Scenario
Emergence of Skilled Behaviors in Professional, Amateur and Junior Cricket Batsmen During a Representative Training Scenario Open
The aim of this study was to explore the emergence of skilled behaviors, in the form of actions, cognitions and emotions, between professional state level cricket batters and their lesser skilled counterparts. Twenty-two male cricket batsm…
View article: Returning Serve in Tennis: A Qualitative Examination of the Interaction of Anticipatory Information Sources Used by Professional Tennis Players
Returning Serve in Tennis: A Qualitative Examination of the Interaction of Anticipatory Information Sources Used by Professional Tennis Players Open
Research has largely focused on the individual contribution of either kinematic or contextual information sources to the anticipatory skill of an expert athlete during a time-stressed situation. Very little research has considered how thes…
View article: Domain Specific Life Satisfaction in the Dual Careers of Junior Elite Football Players: The Impact of Role Strain
Domain Specific Life Satisfaction in the Dual Careers of Junior Elite Football Players: The Impact of Role Strain Open
Using a holistic perspective on athlete talent development, this study examines the impact of role strain on the life satisfaction in various life domains of junior elite Australian Rules Football players. One hundred and twelve talent-ide…
View article: Taekwondo Fighting in Training Does Not Simulate the Affective and Cognitive Demands of Competition: Implications for Behavior and Transfer
Taekwondo Fighting in Training Does Not Simulate the Affective and Cognitive Demands of Competition: Implications for Behavior and Transfer Open
Enhancing practice design is critical to facilitate transfer of learning. Considerable research has focused on the role of perceptual information in practice simulation, yet has neglected how affect and cognition are shaped by practice env…
View article: THE INFLUENCE OF THE FIRST PASS ON THE VOLLEYBALL BLOCKERS’ DECISION-MAKING
THE INFLUENCE OF THE FIRST PASS ON THE VOLLEYBALL BLOCKERS’ DECISION-MAKING Open
This study examined the information constraining volleyball blockers’ decision-making as they attempted to anticipate an opponent's shot. The role of the ball flight information emerging from the interaction between the digger and the sett…
View article: Quantifying Contextual Interference and Its Effect on Skill Transfer in Skilled Youth Tennis Players
Quantifying Contextual Interference and Its Effect on Skill Transfer in Skilled Youth Tennis Players Open
The contextual interference effect is a well-established motor learning phenomenon. Most of the contextual interference effect literature has addressed simple skills, while less is known about the role of contextual interference in complex…
View article: Working Memory Capacity Limits Motor Learning When Implementing Multiple Instructions
Working Memory Capacity Limits Motor Learning When Implementing Multiple Instructions Open
Although it is generally accepted that certain practice conditions can place large demands on working memory (WM) when performing and learning a motor skill, the influence that WM capacity has on the acquisition of motor skills remains uns…
View article: The effect of manipulating task constraints on game performance in youth field hockey
The effect of manipulating task constraints on game performance in youth field hockey Open
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of manipulating game constraints on match performance in youth field hockey. A total of 25 participants aged 10.6–14.6 years old played four different 25-min games where density (228 m…
View article: Long-term Practice with Domain-Specific Task Constraints Influences Perceptual Skills
Long-term Practice with Domain-Specific Task Constraints Influences Perceptual Skills Open
The long-term impact of practice with different task constraints on perceptual skill is relatively un-explored. This study examined the influence of extensive practice, i.e., more than a 1000 h of structured practice, with domain-specific …
View article: The Impact of Gymnastics on Children’s Physical Self-Concept and Movement Skill Development in Primary Schools
The Impact of Gymnastics on Children’s Physical Self-Concept and Movement Skill Development in Primary Schools Open
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week gymnastics curriculum on children’s movement competence and their physical self-concept. There were 113 children (46% girls, 49% intervention) with a mean age of 9.4 years (SD = 1.8) that…
View article: Modelling batting expertise from the perspective of high performance coaches
Modelling batting expertise from the perspective of high performance coaches Open
Cricket coaching literature on developing batting expertise has largely focused on the individual, and typically, technical features of batting. Research in cricket batting has addressed developmental factors of expertise (Weissensteiner, …