The effect of video-based perceptual training on the tennis return of serve

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Die Auswirkung der Wahrnehmungsschulung mittels Videotechnik auf den Rueckschlag beim Tennis
Autor:Farrow, Damian; Chivers, Paula; Hardingham, Carl; Sachse, Shane
Erschienen in:International journal of sport psychology
Veröffentlicht:29 (1998), 3, S. 231-242, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0047-0767, 1147-0767
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Erfassungsnummer:PU199903307779
Quelle:BISp

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This research investigated whether video-based perceptual training would improve beginning tennis player return of serve via an interactive video simulation. Twenty-four novice tennis players were randomly assigned, with consideration given to the constraint of gender, to either a video-based perceptual training group, a placebo training group or a control group. The perceptual training group watched temporally occluded video footage focused primarily on identifying specific cues of a tennis serve (ie. stance, ball toss, racquet position and speed) that might indicate service direction. The placebo training group watched video footage of professional tennis matches with the expectation of improvement in their return of serve performance. The control group performed no training at all during the intervention period. Eight training sessions of 15 minutes duration were conducted over a four week training period between the pre and post testing. The participants decision- making time (s) and directional accuracy (movement direction) were measured. The results of an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed that the perceptual training group were significantly faster than the placebo and control groups at deciding upon an appropriate response. There was no significant difference between the training groups with respect to directional accuracy. These results are discussed in relation to possible advantages of perceptual training and methodological considerations for future perceptual training research. Verf.-Referat