The role of visuospatial abilities in memorizing animations among soccer players

(Die Rolle der visuospatialen Fähigkeiten beim Einprägen von Animationen bei Fußballspielern)

The use of dynamic media such as animations for educational purposes in the sport field keeps growing. However, not adapting these information-enriched supports to learners` perquisites can diminish their learning efficiency. In this paper, we studied the effect of visuospatial abilities (VSA) on the memorization of a dynamic tactical scene among soccer players. Methods: Participants (N=48) performed a multitask VSA test (control test) to distinguish people with "high" and "low" VSA. Then, they were required to memorize and reproduce a dynamic sequence (main test). Results: Results indicate a learning enhancer effect of VSA. Players with high VSA were more efficient in memorizing the sequence than those with low VSA. Conclusion: Results suggest considering VSA in order to optimize learning from dynamic presentations even if participants belong to the same group. In addition, VSA training for athletes is recommended in order to enhance their learning of dynamic visual content.
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Notationen:Spielsportarten
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1515/jirspa-2020-0002
Jahrgang:15
Heft:1
Seiten:2020-0002
Dokumentenarten:Artikel
Level:hoch