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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Volume 66, 1995 - Issue 3
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Articles: Growth and Motor Development

Expert-Novice Differences in Cognitive and Skill Execution Components of Youth Baseball Performance

Karen E. French PhD Department of Physical Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
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John H. Spurgeon Department of Physical Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
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Michael E. Nevett Department of Physical Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
Pages 194-201 | Accepted 17 Apr 1995, Published online: 26 Feb 2013
 
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Abstract

Previous research has shown that experts exhibit superior response selection and skill execution during performance in youth sport. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in cognitive and skill execution components of game performance in young baseball players (N = 159) with, varying levels of expertise. Three levels of expertise (low-, average-, and high-skilled players) were identified at each age level (7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Game performance was videotaped, and measures of skill execution (throwing accuracy, throwing force, fielding, catching, batting average, and batting contact) and cognitive components (positioning, decisions) were developed from observational analysis. The results indicated that baseball skill execution during game play maximally discriminated expertise levels.

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