Abstract des Autors

In a study involving six junior orienteers, use of head- mounted video camera footage in a two-stage replay procedure during the early part of a competition season was associated with a substantial overall improvement in performance at the Australien Orienteering Championships. The wearing of a head-mounted video camera while competing generated a video record of events from the orienteer's own visual perspective. Replaying this own-point-of-view record (as a first stage) was a powerful stimulus to recall and verbalise important performance-related mental events. A second-stage involving replay of the original video together with verbalised cued recollections enabled coach and orienteer to address specific individualised mental aspects of competing. The procedure has applications in a range of sports. Verf.-Referat