The effect of behavioral skills training on shot performance in field hockey

Abstract

Behavior analysis procedures have been used to improve sports performance and enhance player safety across a wide variety of sports. The current study evaluated the effects of behavioral skills training on three common field hockey hits, a slap shot, drive, and sweep for young field hockey players. The procedures were evaluated in a multiple baseline across behaviors for three players. Results showed increases in each type of shot once intervention was implemented.

Using behavior skills training to teach recreational motor skills to middle school students with moderate disabilities

“…BST had been used to teach numerous skills to children, adolescents, and adults. It has been used to teach typically developing children firearm safety (Himle et al., 2004); adolescents proper safety playing football (Tai & Miltenberger, 2017), field hockey skills (O’Neill & Miltenberger, 2020), and soccer (Quintero et al., 2020); sex abuse prevention for women with ID (Egemo‐Helm, et al., 2007; Johnson et al., 2006); and work skills (Morgan & Wine, 2018). BST is a common behavior‐analytic treatment package used for training staff to implement behavior‐change interventions (Hogan et al., 2015).…”

“…O’Neill and Miltenberger (2020) used BST to improve three adolescent field hockey players' shot performance. The study used multiple baselines across behaviors designed to study the performance of a slap shot, drive, and sweep.…”