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The Effect of Dart-Throwing Practice with Non-Dominant Arm on Transfer Percentage of Throwing Accuracy, Variability, and Movement Coordination of the Dominant Arm

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Authors

Mahsa Gholizadeh Varaniab 1
Mansour Eslami 2
Mozhgan Memarmoghaddam 3
Masomeh Ghorbani marzoni 4

1 Department of Sports Biomechanics, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Boblsar, Iran.

2 Department of Sports Biomechanics, Faculty of Sports Sciences , University of Mazandaran, Boblsar, Iran.

3 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Boblsar, Iran.

4 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Boblsar, Iran .

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsmdl.2024.371964.1764
Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effect of dart-throwing training with the non-dominant arm on the transfer percentage of dart-throwing accuracy, variability, and movement coordination of the dominant arm.
Methods: In a Quasi-experimental design, 24 eligible students were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. During 12 sessions, the experimental group threw darts with the non-dominant arm in five blocks of 10 trials, and the control group did not practice. The Noraxon IMU device was used to check the coordination and variability of the limb in the pre-test and post-test, and the radial error criterion was used to measure the accuracy. Variability and coordination data were analyzed using the SPM programming model in the MATLAB environment, and a two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze behavior data at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Radial error had a significant decrease of 27% (P=0.002) and the movement variability of the dominant arm showed a significant reduction in the range of 20 to 50% of movement after training (P<0.05); However, there was no significant difference in movement coordination in the experimental group after the training sessions (P>0.05). As a result, the transfer percentage of dart-throwing accuracy increased in the experimental group.
Conclusion: This research showed the transition from the non-dominant to the dominant limb. The accuracy of throwing darts in the dominant arm increased, which was accompanied by a decrease in the movement variability of the participant's dominant arm. Therefore, coaches and therapists are advised to prevent a decline in individuals' performance by training non-dominant limbs in case of dominant limb injury.

Keywords

Bilateral Transfer
Coordination
Non-Dominant Hand
Throwing Accuracy
Variability
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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Volume 16, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 53-68

  • Receive Date 02 February 2024
  • Revise Date 18 April 2024
  • Accept Date 30 April 2024

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