Abstract

Underdevelopment of cognitive abilities in children, such as memory and attention, may make the use of verbal instructions difficult for learning new motor skills. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether visual and haptic cues which emphasize certain instructions facilitate skill acquisition in young tennis players. Twenty children were distributed in 2 groups: experimental (EXP) and control (CON). EXP received a racket with visual and haptic cues while CON trained with a classic racket. The task consisted of playing 30 consecutive forehands during a pretest and 16 weeks post-intervention. EXP displayed a larger improvement both in their technique (better ready position, more balls hit in front and to the side of the body) and in their performance (more points scored), highlighting the positive impact of visual and haptic cues during the early stage of motor learning.

摘要

儿童认知能力（例如记忆力和注意力）发育不全，可能会使使用口头指令来学习新的运动技能变得困难。本研究的目的是评估强调某些指令的视觉和触觉提示是否有助于年轻网球运动员获得技能。20 名儿童被分为 2 组：实验组（EXP）和对照组（CON）。EXP 收到带有视觉和触觉提示的球拍，而 CON 则使用经典球拍进行训练。该任务包括在预测试期间和干预后 16 周内连续打出 30 次正手击球。EXP 在技术（更好的准备位置、更多的球击向身体前方和身体侧面）和表现（得分更多）方面都显示出更大的进步，凸显了早期阶段视觉和触觉提示的积极影响运动学习。