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The Effect of External Focus Distance on Learning Shooting for Beginners Male Soccer Players

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Sports Science

Abstract

Background
Soccer demands a unique combination of physicality and technical finesse, with precision, accuracy and ball-handling skills distinguishing great players. This study aims to investigate the impact of different external focus cues on the shooting accuracy of novice male soccer players. It aims to provide insights for coaches and players to optimize training techniques for skill development.
Methods
The study involved 45 male participants aged 18-25 assigned to Distal External Focus, Proximal External Focus and Control Group. Participants performed a practice trial followed by five experimental trials with specific focus instructions. Shooting accuracy was measured using the Loughborough Soccer Shooting Test. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 20, which included a mixed Paired T-Test and One-Way Anova to compare the group performances.
Results
Participants with a distal external focus (M=2.4080) group consistently achieved the highest scores, followed by the proximal external focus group (M= 1.5573), with the control group (M = 1.3467) having the lowest scores.
Conclusion
The study shows that, in comparison to a proximal external focus and a control group, a distal external focus significantly increases soccer shooting accuracy. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing motor skills and enhancing shooting accuracy in soccer.

DOI

10.21608/isjpes.2024.266424.1095

Keywords

External Focus Distance, soccer, Proximal Focus Distance, motor skills, Saudi Arabia

Authors

First Name

Aiman

Last Name

Sarhan

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Al Khaldiyah 2 P.O.Box 9297

Email

a.sarhan@hotmail.com

City

Makkah

Orcid

0009-0009-9492-0767

Volume

13

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

52724

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-01-29

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

9

Page End

17

Print ISSN

2356-9565

Online ISSN

2356-9573

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https://isjpes.journals.ekb.eg/article_341421.html

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341,421

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Original Article

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825

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Publication Title

The International Scientific Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

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https://isjpes.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Effect of External Focus Distance on Learning Shooting for Beginners Male Soccer Players

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Created At

07 Jan 2025