TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Computer-Based and Motor-Imagery Training on Scoring Ability in Lacrosse
AU - Hirao, Takahiro
AU - Masaki, Hiroaki
N1 - Funding Information:
The part of this study was presented in the 46th meeting of the Japanese Society of Sport Psychology. The authors would like to thank Hyuma Yanagi for his help with the data collection and the players of the Waseda University lacrosse team for their participation. Funding. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 17K20017 and 19K19956 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2020 Hirao and Masaki.
PY - 2020/7/30
Y1 - 2020/7/30
N2 - Previous studies have confirmed that the temporal attentional control created by the repetition of stimulus–response compatibility (SRC) tasks was transferred to shooting skills in lacrosse players. In the current study, we investigated whether combining motor imagery training with SRC tasks could enhance the scoring ability of lacrosse players. We grouped 33 male lacrosse players into three groups: an SRC task and motor imagery group (referred as to SRC + Image), an SRC task group, and a control group. Players in the first two groups underwent five sessions of 200 SRC task trials. In addition, the SRC + Image group completed five sessions of motor-imagery training. The control group underwent no training interventions. All three groups performed a lacrosse shooting test and a Simon task before and after training sessions to assess the magnitude of the interference effects of the various types of training they underwent. The results of the Simon task showed that repetition of 1,000 trials was enough to create a short-term representation with the incompatible special mapping being transferred to a dynamic activity like lacrosse shooting. Moreover, a combination of a computer-based Type 2 task and motor-imagery training could effectively increase players’ scoring abilities in a field of large spatial conflict.
AB - Previous studies have confirmed that the temporal attentional control created by the repetition of stimulus–response compatibility (SRC) tasks was transferred to shooting skills in lacrosse players. In the current study, we investigated whether combining motor imagery training with SRC tasks could enhance the scoring ability of lacrosse players. We grouped 33 male lacrosse players into three groups: an SRC task and motor imagery group (referred as to SRC + Image), an SRC task group, and a control group. Players in the first two groups underwent five sessions of 200 SRC task trials. In addition, the SRC + Image group completed five sessions of motor-imagery training. The control group underwent no training interventions. All three groups performed a lacrosse shooting test and a Simon task before and after training sessions to assess the magnitude of the interference effects of the various types of training they underwent. The results of the Simon task showed that repetition of 1,000 trials was enough to create a short-term representation with the incompatible special mapping being transferred to a dynamic activity like lacrosse shooting. Moreover, a combination of a computer-based Type 2 task and motor-imagery training could effectively increase players’ scoring abilities in a field of large spatial conflict.
KW - Simon task
KW - computer-based sport training
KW - reversed Simon effect
KW - shooting performance
KW - stimulus–response compatibility
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01588
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01588
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089411377
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 11
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 1588
ER -