Self-efficacy assessment hinders improvement on a deliberate cricket bowling practice task.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous research indicates that external focused attention is linked to superior performance on motor tasks. This study examined how attention directed toward one's self-efficacy affected performance in a cricket bowling task.

Methods

In the pre-test phase, participants attempted to bowl in a designated "good length" zone across 12 trials. Following this, participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group, where they rated their own general and task-specific self-efficacy, or a control group, where they rated someone else's ability. They each then bowled 12 more trials. Their performance was measured based on the number of trials that were bowled within the standard "good length" zone.

Results

Paired t-tests showed that while the perform

SUBMITTER: Raman D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546038 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature