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Effects Of Attentional Focus Cues On Soccer Trap Kinematics And Performance, Ladule Lako Losarah
Effects Of Attentional Focus Cues On Soccer Trap Kinematics And Performance, Ladule Lako Losarah
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The primary purpose of this research was to assess how the kinematic performance of an inside of the foot soccer ball control movement changed with an internal, external, or holistic attentional focus coaching cue. The researchers used pendulum catapult to launch a soccer ball from 8.5 meters at the participant. Ten female active NCAA division 1 soccer players received one of three cues, or no cue, and then had five trials to control the ball onto an artificial turf mat to score 1-3 points depending on where the ball landed. Participants completed a manipulation check survey to ascertain the efficacy …