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Sidaway, Ben; Bouchard, Matthew; Chasse, Julie; Dunn, Jonathan; Govoni, Andrea; McPherson, Breanne; Roy, Katherine; Anderson, David I. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: The requirement for postural stability during the performance of motor skills has been clearly demonstrated in infants, but the necessity for such a postural substrate is not well documented in adults. The present study investigated the role of postural stability during a ballistic ball-kicking task in adults by providing varying degrees…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Males, College Students, Late Adolescents
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Lejeune, Laure; Anderson, David I.; Leroy, David; Thouvarecq, Regis; Jouen, Francois – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2004
The goal of the present study was to determine whether extensive soccer or swimming practice biased the perception of the gravitational vertical, when judgments were made using the kinesthetic modality. Finding such a relation would support the notion that experiences influencing posture also bias vertical perception and, by implication, postural…
Descriptors: Kinesthetic Perception, Spatial Ability, Team Sports, Physical Activities