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ERIC Number: EJ990082
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Expert Anticipatory Skill in Striking Sports: A Review and a Model
Muller, Sean; Abernethy, Bruce
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v83 n2 p175-187 Jun 2012
Expert performers in striking sports can hit objects moving at high speed with incredible precision. Exceptionally well developed anticipation skills are necessary to cope with the severe constraints on interception. In this paper, we provide a review of the empirical evidence regarding expert interception in striking sports and propose a preliminary model of expert anticipation. Central to the review and the model is the notion that the visual information used to guide the sequential phases of the striking action is systematically different between experts and nonexperts. Knowing the factors that contribute to expert anticipation, and how anticipation may guide skilled performance in striking sports, has practical implications for assessment and training across skill levels. (Contains 1 figure.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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