Expert Performance in Sports: Advances in Research on Sport Expertise

Gilbert, Wade; Martinez, Diana; McCord, Sarah

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“…When this retrieval process is combined with superior executive control, it can significantly enhance athletes' performance, potentially reflecting their innate cognitive capabilities, as discussed by Simonet et al [63]. Moreover, some scholars have argued that the primary cognitive benefits that athletes exhibit are closely connected to the specific sports in which they engage [8,64]. Overall, these insights not only elucidate the nuanced relationships between specific types of cognitive inhibition and table tennis expertise but also highlight the potential for sports training to promote targeted cognitive improvements.…”

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“…The multifactorial gene-environment interaction (MGI) model posits that expert advantages could result from deliberate practices that impact brain mechanisms [7]. Studies have shown that extended training can lead to adaptive changes in the cognitive functions of the nervous system [8,9]. However, as the scope of research has broadened, it has become evident that athletes across different sports exhibit unique cognitive skills [10][11][12][13].…”

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Enhanced Cognitive Inhibition in Table Tennis Athletes: Insights from Color-Word and Spatial Stroop Tasks

Huang,

Mao,

Shi

et al. 2024

Brain Sciences

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The ability to inhibit conflicting information is pivotal in the dynamic and high-speed context of fast-ball sports. However, the behavioral and electrophysiological characteristics underlying the cognitive inhibition processes associated with table tennis expertise remain unexplored. This study aims to bridge these research gaps by utilizing the color-word Stroop task and the spatial Stroop task alongside event-related potential (ERP) measurements to investigate domain-general and domain-specific cognitive inhibition among table tennis athletes. The study involved a total of 40 participants, including 20 table tennis athletes (11 males and 9 females; mean age 20.75 years) and 20 nonathletes (9 males and 11 females; mean age 19.80 years). The group differences in the Stroop effect on behavioral outcomes and ERP amplitudes were compared within each task, respectively. In the color-word Stroop tasks, athletes exhibited smaller incongruent-related negative potential amplitudes (Ninc; 300–400 ms; p = 0.036) and a diminished Stroop effect on late sustained potential amplitudes (LSP; 500–650 ms; p = 0.028) than nonathletes, although no significant differences were observed in behavioral outcomes (p > 0.05). Conversely, in the spatial Stroop tasks, athletes not only responded more swiftly but also exhibited reduced Stroop effects on both LSP amplitudes (350–500 ms; p = 0.004) and reaction times (p = 0.002) relative to nonathletes. These findings suggest that table tennis athletes excel in cognitive inhibition in the context of both domain-general and domain-specific tasks, particularly exhibiting enhanced performance in tasks that are closely aligned with the demands of their sport. Our results support the neural efficiency hypothesis and improve our understanding of the interactions between cognitive functions and table tennis expertise.

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Enhanced Cognitive Inhibition in Table Tennis Athletes: Insights from Color-Word and Spatial Stroop Tasks

Huang,

Mao,

Shi

et al. 2024

Brain Sciences

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“…Studies based on the cognitive component skill approach provide heterogeneous results (Mcauliffe, 2004;Baláková et al, 2015), and thus the role of the cognitive component skill approach in sports expertise research is not clarified yet. The expert-performance approach analyzes the experts under a sport-specific, ecologically valid context (Gilbert et al, 2016). The analyses of sport-specific tasks should help to identify the underlying mechanisms of sport expertise and to identify and develop training forms and activities leading to the adoption and development of these mechanisms (Ericsson and Smith, 1991).…”

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“…The cognitive component skill approach examines the relationship between sports expertise and performance of non-sport-specific, general cognition (Nougier et al, 1991). The expert-performance approach analyzes the experts under a sport-specific, ecologically valid context (Gilbert et al, 2016). Analyses on the effect of a sport-specific on-field training on general perceptual abilities could contribute to a better understanding of sporting expertise and may allow a discussion on the expert-performance approach in the context of the cognitive component skill approach.…”

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On-Field Perceptual-Cognitive Training Improves Peripheral Reaction in Soccer: A Controlled Trial

2020

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Abilities such as peripheral reaction are of special importance in soccer. Whether these abilities can be improved by sport-specific on-field interventions remains unclear. The aim of the present controlled trial was to investigate the effect of a soccer-specific perceptual-cognitive on-field training on peripheral reaction of highly talented soccer players aged 12-13 years. N = 38 male elite athletes from young talent centers were allocated to an intervention (n = 19) and a control group (CG) (n = 19). Computer-based peripheral perception tests were conducted before and after intervention. Combining a sport-specific and a juggling task, the intervention was performed once a week (8 weeks, 20 min per week) in addition to team training. The CG exclusively underwent usual team training. Analyses show significant differences between the two groups for peripheral reaction time (PRT), with significant improvements for the intervention group and none for the CG. Furthermore, results indicate that improvements in peripheral reaction might be due to changes in the reaction time of right-footed players. Future studies should be conducted to clarify the effect of sport-specific on-field training approaches on PRT. These analyses should consider the influence of lateralization on effectivity of perceptual-cognitive on-field training approaches.

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“…Transition is the internal mental process that happens when individuals experience adjustment and migrate from the known to the unknown in response to challenges linked to cultural, sociological, and psychological factors (Perry & Allard, 2003;Prescott & Hellstén, 2005). The transition phase was originally used to describe the time between a top athlete's peak performance and retirement from athletics (Ericsson, 1993). The theory's basic idea dates back to the nineteenth century and was introduced in 1975 by Czech writers Vank and Hoek.…”

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Assessing Theories and Strategies Regarding Career Transition for Students with Visual Impairments

Eseadi

2023

didaktika.j.kep

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The purpose of this paper is to examine evidence-based theories and strategies that can aid in comprehending and fostering the career transitioning of students with visual impairments. Understanding the various career transitioning theories will enable career professionals and visually impaired students to achieve a successful career counselling encounter. The suggested theoretical models highlight the importance of psychological and social variables in predicting a successful transition and the attainment of good and meaningful jobs by visually impaired students. The theories discussed in this paper include Schlossberg's transition theory; Bridges’ transition framework; Psychological model for student retention; Psychology of working theory; Opportunity structure theory; Liquid modernity and life design; and Career construction theory. This article contributes to the literature on career counselling by arguing and elucidating the theoretical significance of these vocational counselling theories and strategies as they pertain to promoting career transition for visually impaired students. Theoretical knowledge could help to inform counselling methods and enable professionals, and various institutions to understand the contextual drivers of career transitioning, advocate for more inclusive workplaces, and explore solutions to reduce the number of unemployed visually impaired graduates. Career counsellors can adapt many techniques if they use an integrated theoretical approach to help visually impaired students transition from school to their potential employment.

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Expert Performance in Sports: Advances in Research on Sport Expertise

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Enhanced Cognitive Inhibition in Table Tennis Athletes: Insights from Color-Word and Spatial Stroop Tasks

Enhanced Cognitive Inhibition in Table Tennis Athletes: Insights from Color-Word and Spatial Stroop Tasks

On-Field Perceptual-Cognitive Training Improves Peripheral Reaction in Soccer: A Controlled Trial

Assessing Theories and Strategies Regarding Career Transition for Students with Visual Impairments

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