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- Title
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUANTITY AND LEVEL OF COMPETITION, AND COGNITIVE EXPERTISE IN SPANISH TENNIS PLAYERS.
- Authors
García-González, Luis; Moreno, Alberto; Moreno, M. Perla; del-Villar, Fernando; Gil, Alexander
- Abstract
This work evaluates the relationship between quantity and level of competition, and cognitive expertise. To this end, cognitive expertise has been evaluated in Spanish tennis players (N=150) by means of declarative knowledge (DK) and procedural knowledge (PK) levels. DK and PK were assessed through a specific questionnaire (DK/PK-QT; García-González, Moreno, Moreno, Iglesias, & Del Villar, 2008). ANOVAs showed significant differences in both DK and PK with regard to the quantity of competitions played (F(2, 147)=23.28; p<.001; ηp2=.24 for DK; F(2,147)=44.52; p<.001; ηp2=.37 for PK) and with regard to the level of competition (F(2, 147)=20.91; p<.001; ηp2=.22 for DK; F(2, 147)=37.59; p<.001; ηp2=.34 for PK). Furthermore, the Spearman's Rho test showed that DK and PK were strongly correlated to quantity and level of competition. These results suggest that quantity and level of competition could be of central importance for the development of expertise in tennis players. In sport training stages, we recommend coaches to plan participation in competitions (in the short and medium term), so that competitions would provide appropriate and significant experiences in real setting conditions (i.e. they should be ecologically valid). These competitions must be highlevel ones and sufficiently challenging so as to foster the development of cognitive expertise. Competitive structures (e.g. season competitions), which favor cognitive elements (e.g. DK and PK) and develop expertise in athletes, will also have to be put into practice.
- Subjects
TENNIS players; COGNITIVE ability; SPORTS competitions; EXPERTISE; SPANISH athletes
- Publication
Kinesiology, 2015, Vol 47, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
1331-1441
- Publication type
Article