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Spatiotemporal characteristics of rhythmic, stationary basketball bouncing in skilled and unskilled players.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20499557     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the spatiotemporal characteristics of rhythmic, stationary basketball bouncing in skilled and unskilled adult basketball players. Skilled (n=12) and unskilled (n=11) basketball players were asked to bounce a basketball every 700 msec. in as temporally stable and spatially accurate a manner as possible, while keeping their eyes fixed straight ahead. Spatial analyses revealed a lower variability of the ball bouncing point and less deviation from a target point in the performance of skilled players compared to unskilled players. Temporal analyses revealed no significant difference in variability of the interbounce interval in skilled versus unskilled players. However, skilled players had longer and more consistent contact time between hand and ball compared to the unskilled players. These results suggest that longer and more consistent hand contact with the ball play an important role in spatial control of basketball bouncing position.
Authors:
Yoji Katsuhara; Shinya Fujii; Ryosuke Kametani; Shingo Oda
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perceptual and motor skills     Volume:  110     ISSN:  0031-5125     ISO Abbreviation:  Percept Mot Skills     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-26     Completed Date:  2010-06-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401131     Medline TA:  Percept Mot Skills     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  469-78     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adolescent
Athletic Performance*
Basketball / psychology*
Humans
Male
Motor Skills*
Orientation*
Practice (Psychology)*
Psychophysics
Reaction Time*
Reference Values
Time Perception
Young Adult

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