Quantifying Contextual Interference and Its Effect on Skill Transfer in Skilled Youth Tennis Players.

ABSTRACT: The contextual interference effect is a well-established motor learning phenomenon. Most of the contextual interference effect literature has addressed simple skills, while less is known about the role of contextual interference in complex sport skill practice, particularly with respect to skilled performers. The purpose of this study was to assess contextual interference when practicing the tennis serve. Study 1 evaluated tennis serve practice of nine skilled youth tennis players using a novel statistical metric developed specifically to measure between-skill and within-skill variability as sources of contextual interference. This metric highlighted that skilled tennis players typically engaged in serve practice that featured low contextual interference. In Study 2, 16 skilled youth tenni

SUBMITTER: Buszard T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5676081 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature