The effects of distance of attentional focus on accuracy, effectiveness, and perception of performance in volleyball jump serving of elite players

Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of attentional focus on accuracy,

effectiveness, and perception of the performance in volleyball jump serve of

professional players. 12 professional volleyball players completed a 4 blocks of 8

trail (4 for accuracy, and 4 for effectiveness) of jump serve in four experimental

conditions (Non-Instruction, Internal focus on hand movement, Near external

focus on ball, and Far external focus on target zone or player). The data of

accuracy, effectiveness, and self-perception of the performance was acquired by

pointed target areas, analyzing volleyball serve effectiveness method, and selfrated

manipulative check, respectively. Results of ANOVA with repeated

measures showed that accuracy scores, effectiveness, and self-perception of the

performance in far external condition was better than near external and internal

conditions. In addition, the significant differences between non-instructional and

far external conditions were observed only in self-perception of the performance.

On the whole, these results confirmed recent findings regarding the detrimental

effects of internal focus of attention and the facilitative effects of external focus of

attention on skilled performance, especially far external focus.

Keywords


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