Mr Mehrzad Kharestani, Dr Hasan Mohamadzade,
Volume 13, Issue 25 (9-2023)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of mental imagery, observational learning, combined (imagery and observational learning) and physical training on mental representation and performance of novice golfers. To this end, 60 students(age:22.8±2.11) were randomly assigned in four groups: 1) mental imagery, 2) observational learning 3) combined (imagery + observational learning) and 4) physical training. After the pre-test, the participants in each group performed the golf putting for 3 consecutive days (60 attempts per day) and the post-test was performed on the third day. Two days after the post-test, a retention test was taken. Performance accuracy and structure of mental representation of participants were measured as dependent variables. Results showed that in the golf putting variable, the physical training group was better than other groups. Also, the performance of the combined group was better than the imagery and observational learning group. In addition, in the mental representation variable, the combined group had a more structured and accurate mental representation than than other groups. In addition, the imagery group had a better mental representation than the observational learning and physical training group. Overall, The result of this study show that physical training compared to other methods increases the accuracy of golf putting. Also combined imagery and observational learning training, has a greater impact than other methods used in this study.
Habib Allah Hamedyan, Mehdi Namazi Zadeh, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Vaez Musavi, Marziye Balali,
Volume 13, Issue 25 (9-2023)
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical maturity and chronological age on the motor abilities of students aged 7-12 years. 600 students aged 7-12 years were selected in three age categories. To determine the state of physical maturity, the estimation of the percentage of adult height obtained at a certain age was used. Finally, the motor ability test was used to assess motor ability. The results of the present study showed that the effect of chronological age was significant for the variable of motor abilities in girls and boys studied. Also, the effect of maturity level was significant for the variable of motor abilities. Comparison of means showed that students born at normal maturity levels have higher mean motor ability than students born at early and late maturity levels. According to the results of the present study, the level of maturity has a significant effect on the performance of motor skills. Finally, the results of this study are limited to the current population and limited to the age range of 7-12 years in Tehran and do not represent all age groups.
Sanaz Hosseini, Rasoul Yaali, Golnaz Faezi, Sara Oftadeh,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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How the process of acquiring and learning new motor skills can be enhanced is one of the basic questions in theoretical and applied movement science, rehabilitation and sport. The Differential Learning (DL) approach is mainly characterized by taking advantage, for the purpose of learning, of fluctuations that occur, without movement repetitions and without corrections during the skill acquisition process. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Differential Learning (DL) and Contextual Interference (CI) on the Retention and Transfer of Badminton backhand short serve. Prior to the implementation of the protocol, all participants of the pre-test were taken. Then, each group of research performed for 8 sessions according to the type of training. One day after the completion of the practice protocol, of all participants were taken the tests of Retention and Transfer. The analysis t-test indicated that there was a significant difference between the groups DL and CI in tests Retention and Transfer (p= 0.00). In fact, the results of the research show the effectiveness of the DL approach on the Retention and Transfer of Badminton backhand short serve. Based on the results of the research, the conclusion is that the DL approach is useful for learning skills, and can discover adaptive solutions by creating oscillations in the individual and helped to improve and learning skills.
Zahra Nezakat Alhosseini, Saleh Rafiee, Sadegh Nasri,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of observational practice on anticipation and visual search behavior in handball players in handball defense positions. The participants were 23 male handball players aged 16-19 years, who were members of Isfahan national youth and Pishgaman team. The players viewed clips of handball defense positions using eye-tracking glasses. They verbally expressed their anticipation about the outcome of the ball position during the pre-test. The players were divided into two groups: gaze behavior, which was observed (observation of output clips of eye-tracking glasses) and observation group, which observed only handball clips. Then the two groups were retested after 10 sessions of 45 minutes. The results of repeated measures analysis of variance and Muchly test with sphiricity assumed illustrated that the anticipation accuracy and visual search behavior of the gaze behavior group in the post-test were significantly better than the observation group. Defending handball players in the 3×3 position compared to the other two positions (2 × 2, 1 × 1), focused on the background and kinematics of the attacking player to anticipate and identify the attacking player pattern.
Hesam Ramezanzade,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of high and low reinvestment in the acquisition, retention and automaticity of dart throwing skill based on the interference-error model. One hundred participants were selected and divided into two categories of high and low movement reinvestment. Subjects of each category were randomly divided into five groups: block-errorless, block-errorfull, random-errorless, random-errorfull and random. Based on the results, the best and worst performance was observed for the random-errorless and random-errorfull groups respectively. There was a significant difference between categories of high and low reinvestment in retention and automaticity tests in favor of low reinvestment. In both the acquisition and retention test, the block groups performed better in the high reinvestment category and the random groups performed better in the low reinvestment category. At the automaticity phase, all groups executed better in the low reinvestment category. The results show that the level of reinvestment can play an important role in learning and automaticity of motor skills. People with lower level of reinvestment perform better in practice conditions with more cognitive effort (random practice) and people with a higher level of reinvestment perform better in practice conditions with less cognitive effort (block practice).
Sajad Moemeni, Alal Dehghanizade,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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The aim of this study was to investigate relationship of physical activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic with life expectancy and life satisfaction of elderly. Methodology was descriptive-correlational which was done cross-sectionally in the year 2021. Statistical population included all of elderly people aged ≥60 years in Hamadan city. The number of 391 people participated who were selected from public places in Hamadan city by using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Life Expectancy, and Life Satisfaction. Data were analyzed by SPSS 26 and Smart PLS 3 software and structural equation method. The average age of the participants was 67.73±7.18 years. Mean and standard deviation of life satisfaction and life expectancy were 18.18±6.56, 19.98±6.85, respectively. 54.2% of people had low level of physical activity, 37.6% Moderate level of physical activity, and 8.2% high levels of physical activity. Physical activity had a positive and significant effect on life satisfaction (p<0.01) and life expectancy (p<0.01). According to the results, if the elderly participate in the physical activities, the results will be increasing of life satisfaction and life expectancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Hamdi Salehi, Samira Panahi,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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This investigation aimed to determine the role of using specific gestures in simple arithmetic. Forty-seven university students (25 females; Mage = 23.45 ± 3.51 years) voluntarily participated in this study. The participants completed two tasks. In the item-counting task, the participants were shown sets of identical colored squares and asked to count a specific color by either finger-pointing, nodding, or without any gestures while counting. After completing the counting task and for measurement of the working memory performance, the participants were asked to recall lists of alphabets that were previously to them. The results revealed that when using finger-pointing or nodding while counting, the participants counted faster and more accurately than when gestures were not allowed. The results of the memory task showed that the participants retrieved significantly more alphabets and more quickly when using finger-pointing or nodding while counting than when not gesturing. Thus, the gestures helped to free up cognitive resources. The findings support the hypothesis that gestures may facilitate cognitive functions by reducing cognitive load. This present investigation, consistent with previous research, suggests that we can benefit from using our hand and head movements to facilitate some simple arithmetic tasks.
Saeed Nazari, Fatemeh Najafian, Shaheen Ramezani, Morteza Homayounnia Firouzjah, Farzaneh Barmaki,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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The purpose of this study was the effect of visual illusions and focus of attention instructions on the performance and learning of the golf putt. A total of 48 students with an age range of 7-9 years were selected from the community in a targeted manner and randomly divided into four groups (large visual illusion with external focus of attention instruction, large visual illusion with internal focus of attention instruction, small visual illusion with external focus of attention instruction, small visual illusion internal focus of attention instruction) were allocated.The current research was conducted in five different phases of pre-test, acquisition, retention, transfer and dual task. results a mixed two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) repeated measure, showed that in all phases, especially the dual task, the two groups of external focus of attention with large and small visual illusion performed better than other groups. These findings showed the importance of external attention and additive Effects of an External Focus and visual illusions in Learning a Motor Skill, which may be platform for encourages implicit learning mechanisms, it is recommended that physical education coaches use psychological variables (external focus of attention and visual illusions) in practicing golf putting skills.
Sara Oftadeh, Rasoul Yaali, Farhad Ghadiri,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
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The purpose of the research was to investigate the effect of visual and skill training on visual and performance skills, retention and transfer of Badminton backhand short service. 20 female students were randomly divided into two groups of 10 combined and skill. Depending on their type of training, the groups performed visual and skill training for 6 weeks. Before and after training, visual and performance tests, retention and transfer of backhand short service were done by the participants. For data analysis, t-test and mixed ANOVA analysis were used with a significant level of 0.05. The data analysis indicated that there was a significant difference between groups in visual skills. The combined group had a significant improvement in performance, retention, and transfer of the service. Also, checking the interactive effect of time and type of training showed that the combined group was more advanced than the skill group. The results of this study show the combined effects of vision and sports more than the individual training of vision and sports, and according to the results of the study, it is suggested that visual training is included as a supplementary training program in the Badminton field exercise.
Zahra Ghadimi Kalateh, Mehdi Shahbazi, Seyyed Fardin Qeysari,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of self-control feedback with bandwidth feedback through self-modeling strategies on volleyball service in novice and intermediate learners. For this purpose, two groups of novice and intermediate learners took part in this experiment. Each group practiced volleyball tennis skills in six sessions in two sub-groups of self-control and bandwidth feedback methods through self-modeling strategies. The design involved a pretest, acquisition sessions post-test, retention test and a transfers test. In each session, the self-control feedback sub-group was matched to the number of feedbacks received by bandwidth feedback subgroup; but the self-regulation feedback subgroup has a self-controlled role in when they receive feedback.The results showed that both methods of providing feedback in both groups improved the performance level of the subjects in the post-test, retention test and transfer test significantly (p<0.05). AlsoThe results showed that the beginners benefited from self-regulation feedback more than bandwidth feedback (p<0.05), while the intermediate benefited equally from self-regulation and bandwidth feedback (p>0.05).It seems that the self-control benefits can also be generalized in self-modeling. Therefore, the use of self-control effect in self-modeling feedback in volleyball tennis service training is suggested to coaches and sports teachers in the beginner and skilled groups.
Davoud Fazeli Kasrineh, Hamidreza Taheri, Alireza Saberi Kakhki,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of practice variability in physical compared with observational practice on golf putting performance. To this end, 50 male right-handed students (25±3.7 years) participated in this study. Participants were randomly divided into 5 groups (physical constant, physical variable, observational constant, observational variable, and control). During acquisition, the physical variable group randomly performed 50 trials from 5 different starting points to 2 different targets, but the physical constant group performed 50 trials from one starting point to one predetermined target. The observational variable and constant groups observed the performance of the physical variable and constant groups, respectively. The control group just participated in pre-and post-tests. Participants performed a test just like the pre-test 10 minutes and also 24 hours after practice. Putting accuracy was measured as the dependent measure. Results showed that variability of practice had a positive effect on performance than constant practice in physical and observational conditions. Maybe the similar underlying mechanisms and also the similar feedback effects resulted in the higher performance of the variable group than the constant group in physical performance and action observation.
Mina Keshavarz, Sepideh Jalali Aghdam, Hasan Mohammadzade,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a Pilates exercise period on public health and anxiety in young women during the coronavirus quarantine. This research was a semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design and control group. For this purpose, 50 young women with a mean age of 25± 2 years were randomly selected and divided into experimental and control groups by convenience sampling method from Urmia. The experimental group practiced Pilates online at home for 3 sessions, 60 minutes each week for 8 weeks and the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Dependent variables were measured using the Public Health Questionnaire and Coronavirus Anxiety Scale. The results of Mixed ANOVA showed that the scores of all components of public health and anxiety of women in the experimental group were significantly better than the control group, which indicates the effectiveness of Pilates exercises on the relevant variables during this quarantine period. Therefore, based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that Pilates improves public health and anxiety of young women, and have a regular exercise program is a key strategy to maintain public health during quarantine due to coronavirus outbreak.
Naser Omidzadeh, Mahin Aghdaei, Alireza Farsi,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
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The purpose of the research was to investigate the effect of auditory focus of attention with high and low cognitive load on sports performance and working memory adolescent. The research was semi-experimental and included elementary and high school students of Kohnani city. The statistical sample was 20 students aged 11-13. In the pre-test, soccer chip shot was used. The acquisition stage was performed on 4 consecutive days. In the stages of delayed recall and transfer, n-back test and soccer chip kick were performed. The results showed that in the group of auditory focus of attention with cognitive high load, the effect of auditory focus of attention with high cognitive load on sports performance and working memory was significant (p≥ 0.01) and The group of auditory focus of attention with low cognitive load showed improvement only in working memory (p≥ 0.01). So Cognitive load manipulation has a positive effect on working memory and sports performance.
Hanieh Ghasemian Moghadam, Mahdi Sohrabi,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
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This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of basic taekwondo exercises on the executive functions of children with a learning disorder. For this purpose, 20 boys aged 10 to 12 years with learning disorder in Mashhad were selected and randomly assigned to exercise and control groups. The exercise group practiced Taekwondo for 12 sessions, each session lasting 50 minutes, repeating three days a week. The control group also engaged in their normal daily activities during this period. Changes in subjects' executive functions were measured before and after the exercise period by the N-back and the Tower of London tests. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used for statistical analysis. The results showed that basic taekwondo exercises improve executive functions in the exercise group; All these changes were significant compared to the control group (p<0/05). Therefore, based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that basic taekwondo exercises help to improve the executive functions of children with learning disorder by affecting brain areas related to executive functions.
Alihossein Naseri, Abbas Bahram, Hamid Salehi, Afkham Daneshfar,
Volume 14, Issue 28 (12-2024)
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This study aimed to examine the role of working memory in the effectiveness of errorless protocols for facilitating implicit motor learning in adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities. A total of 20 adolescent boys with intellectual disabilities and 20 typically developing adolescent boys (mean age = 12.12 ± 0.80 years) voluntarily participated in the experiment. The participants with and without intellectual disabilities were separately assigned to either the errorless or errorful practice group based on their IQ scores. The task involved aiming at concentric targets using a mini-basketball. The errorless practice group practiced the task from near to far distances (3, 3.25, 3.5, and 3.75 meters), while the errorful practice group practiced from far to near distances. Implicit motor learning activation was assessed by comparing performances in dual-task conditions immediately after practice, as well as after 24 hours and one week. Additionally, working memory engagement during practice was evaluated. Results indicated that the errorless group, which required less working memory engagement during practice, showed significantly better performance in dual-task conditions compared to the errorful group (p < 0.05). The findings regarding the impact of practice errors on enhancing implicit motor learning in both adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities are crucial for developing motor skill acquisition strategies for adolescents, regardless of cognitive abilities. The results were consistent with the predictions of Adams' closed-loop theory and the reinvestment theory concerning the benefits of reducing errors in motor learning, but they were not aligned with Schmidt's schema theory.
Maryam Rakhsati Araqi, Esmail Nasiri, Sadegh Nasri, Mohammad Reza Esmaili,
Volume 14, Issue 28 (12-2024)
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In this study, the effectiveness of student-centered and coach-centered coaching styles on sport self-efficacy and athletic performance of female gymnasts was studied. The research method was quasi-experimental and a pre-test-post-test design was used. The statistical population was female gymnasts aged 11-14 in Tehran. The sampling method is one-stage clusters and the research sample is 40 female gymnasts who were selected based on Cochran's formula. Variable assessment tools included Sport Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (Sahraeian et al 2016) and a researcher-made sports performance questionnaire. After the pre-test, the groups performed the athlete-centered and coach-centered training protocol separately for two months and two days a week in one-and-a-half-hour sessions. Covariance analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Findings in the pre-test stage showed that sport self-efficacy and athletic performance of female gymnasts in the student-centered group were significantly higher than the coach-centered group (P <0.05). It is concluded that student-centered coaching style is more effective in increasing Gymnasts' sports self-efficacy and athletic performance compared to coach-centered, and coaches are suggested to pay special attention to student-centered exercises in the gymnastics girls' training program.
Sholeh Khodadad Kashi, Nader Ranjbar, Rahim Khosromanesh, Ameneh Asadolahi,
Volume 14, Issue 28 (12-2024)
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So far, there has been a lot of scattered research on various aspects of the benefits of physical activity for women in various disciplines, but there has been no coherent analysis and theorizing. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify, categorize and examine the types of benefits of physical activity for Iranian women at different stages of life and to theorize about the process and impact of experiencing the benefits of physical activity on primary motivations. The research method was Grounded Theory, systematic approach. Sampling was theoretical. Data analysis was performed through continuous "questioning" and "comparison". In order to achieve saturation while reviewing specialized texts, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 136 Iranian women aged 7-78 who were regularly participate in physical activity in addition to 17 mothers and 6 fathers. The findings of the present study show that the benefits of physical activity for Iranian women can be classified into six general categories: "health development", "motor development", "socio-behavioral development", "leisure enrichment", "Beauty" and "Prevention and Treatment". Findings also showed that experiencing the benefits of physical activity strongly influences the modulation of initial motivations and the formation of strong and lasting motivations.
Ghazal Nojan, Hasan Mohamadzadeh, Jalal Dehghanizadeh,
Volume 14, Issue 28 (12-2024)
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In recent years, many efforts have been made to develop new methods of training sports skills that, in addition to teaching game techniques and tactics, further challenge the cognition and emotion of learners. The aim of the present study was to to compare of traditional and sport-education (SE) methods on metacognition and metaemotion in tennis skills. The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre- post test design. The subjects included 24 adolescent girls from Urmia city (age: 16.54±1.36 years) who were non-randomly divided into: sport-education and traditional training groups. The training consisted of 14 sessions over 4 weeks (3 sessions per week). The research instruments were Wells' Metacognitive Questionnaire and Mittmannsgruber's Metaemotional Questionnaire. The was a significant difference between the two traditional and sport-education methods groups in increasing meta-cognition (p=0.004), positive meta-emotion (p=0.007), and negative met-aemotion (p=0.015). In the sport-education methods, meta-cognition (p=0.001) and positive meta-emotion (p=0.001) significantly increased, and negative metaemotion (p=0.001) improved. but the changes in these indicators were not significant in the traditional group (P>0.05). So, beginners can benefit from the physical benefits and improve the meta-cognitive and meta-emotional knowledge of this type of training method by performing sports activities using the sport-education methods.
Mohammadtaqi Aghdasi, Behzad Behzadnia, Haider Mahdi Darvish El Drisawi,
Volume 14, Issue 28 (12-2024)
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The aim of this study was to compare the role of small side games (SSG) and traditional teaching method on individual and team creativity of 11-12 year old soccer players. To conduct this study 30 learners were selected by the available method and were randomly divided into two groups of traditional and SSG education. After pre-test participants practiced football skills on the 7x7 field for 16 weeks and 4 one-hour sessions every week. Finally, the post-test was evaluated according to the pre-test. The results of the study in the descriptive part showed that appropriate actions, creative and original actions have grown more in the SSG group compared to the traditional group. In this regard, inappropriate actions have shown a further decrease. In the section of inferential tests, the results showed that the effect of the test and test*group is significant for appropriate actions and the effect of the test for total actions showed the same result. Small side games can be played by placing the player in a small environment, allowing the player to have more opportunities to perform and less time to make decisions, which leads to the improvement of creativity in team sports such as football.
Shahrooz Shadrooz, Fatemeh Rezaei, Ayub Asadi,
Volume 14, Issue 28 (12-2024)
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This research aimed to determine the effect of directing attention in the form of verbal instructions and perceptual highlighting during modeling on children's learning of targeting skills. The current research was a semi-experimental type of research with a pre-test-post-test design. 60 male students between 7 and 10 years of age were selected purposefully from Bojnord primary schools. Current research tools included a number of video monitors, a vision tracker, a tennis ball, and a sable at a distance of 3 meters from the line of the throwing place on the wall. Subjects were divided into four training groups: internal focus modeling through instructions, external focus modeling through instructions, internal focus modeling through perceptual highlighting, and external focus modeling through perceptual highlighting. In the acquisition phase, all 4 groups performed 3 blocks of 10 each including 30 over-the-shoulder throws with a tennis ball during 5 sessions, and at the end of each session, they were tested and their scores were recorded by the examiner. The memory test was also performed after 36 hours of non-training. The data were used using the analysis of variance of the intersection test to investigate the effect of directing attention with verbal instructions and perceptual highlighting on motor learning in four groups at different test stages. Research results show that the two groups of perceptual highlighting with attention guidance (internal/external) in the phase of acquisition (P=0.005) and memorization (P=0.006) compared to the two groups of verbal instructions with Significant level (P<0.05) had better performance. Therefore, the use of perceptual highlighting doubles the effects of observational learning.
