Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license
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1 Department of Motor behavior and sport psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University ,Tehran, Iran
2 PhD Student, Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of observational exercises based on gaze instructions on quiet eye duration (QED) and learning of children's mini basketball throwing. 24 children 10 to 12 were selected avialablly and randomly placed in two groups of modeling in first and third view. Research groups participated in observational learning exercises based on gaze instructions for three sessions based on the provision of gaze behavior and verbal instrcution which were subjected to gaze and performance evaluation before, after and 24 hours after the exercises. The The results showed that both types of viewing angles improved the performance of free mini -basketball throwing and increased the QED from the pre -test to retention. Also, there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of different angles. Therefore, gaze instructions during observational learning facilitate motor learning due to the improvement of attentional processes. The first result of the study indicated that there was no significant difference between the mini-basketball free throw performance of the research groups before the interventions, indicating that the groups were similar in terms of motor performance. The task of the present study was a mini-basketball free throw, which was performed from a distance of 4 meters towards a basketball hoop at a height of 2.60 meters above the ground. Since the subjects were children, the height of the hoop and the weight of the ball were lower.
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