The location of an internal focus of attention differentially affects motor performance.

ABSTRACT: Prior research has questioned the appropriateness of internal focus instructions or the juxtaposition to external and control conditions. Moreover, there has been a lack of research conducted to test a variety of internal conditions on motor performance. The purpose of the present study was to address those critiques and add to the attentional focus literature by varying the location of an internal focus while performing a standing long jump. Participants performed a standing long jump during five separate conditions (internal focus: toes, knees, hips, arms; and control). The analysis revealed that all internal focus conditions performed worse than the control condition. Furthermore, the only difference between internal conditions was found between arms and knees, where the knee condition

SUBMITTER: Strick AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642821 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature