The role of visuospatial abilities in memorizing animations among soccer players

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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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:sport games
Published in:Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity
Language:English
Published: 2020
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jirspa-2020-0002
Volume:15
Issue:1
Pages:2020-0002
Document types:article
Level:advanced