- Tytuł:
- Short communication: directing cheerleader’s gaze influences motor behaviour in somersaults
- Autorzy:
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Heinen, Thomas
Vollmer, Hannah - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1054864.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2014
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Szczeciński. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
- Tematy:
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complex skill
visual perception
whole-body rotation - Opis:
- Eye, head, and body movements are thought to be functionally coupled in the performance of complex skills, such as somersaults with and without twists (Davlin et al. 2001; von Laßberg et al. 2014). Directing the gaze to specific locations in the environment during the takeoff phase in somersaults could influence takeoff kinematics and, as a consequence, the subsequent flight phase. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between gaze direction during takeoff and the corresponding movement kinematics when performing backward somersaults in cheerleading. N = 11 cheerleaders performed standing backward somersaults in three experimental conditions (straight gaze direction, elevated gaze direction, depressed gaze direction). Results revealed that cheerleaders exhibited a larger hip angle during takeoff and longer flight duration of the somersaults when their gaze was elevated during the takeoff phase, thereby supporting the notion that a functional coupling seems to operate between gaze behaviour and motor behaviour in cheerleading. In daily practice, cheerleaders could try to focus their gaze on a point on the wall in front of them during the takeoff phase in somersaults in order to facilitate the development of a functional coupling between gaze behavior and motor behavior.
- Źródło:
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Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine; 2014, 7, 3; 23-28
2300-9705
2353-2807 - Pojawia się w:
- Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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