Laterality-Specific Training Improves Mental Rotation Performance in Young Soccer Players

Frontiers in Psychology

Stefanie Pietsch¹ 

关键词: mental rotation;    laterality;    soccer training;    laterality specific training;    visual-spatial abilities;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00220

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study investigates the influence of specific soccer training with the non-dominant leg on mental rotation performance of 20 adolescent soccer players between 10 and 11 years of age. While the experimental group performed soccer specific tasks only with the non-dominant foot once a week for 10 weeks, the control group absolved the same exercises with the dominant foot for the same period of time. Both groups performed a mental rotation task and shot, dribbling and ball control tests before and after the 10 week intervention. The most relevant result was that the experimental group showed a significantly larger increase in mental rotation ability than the control group.

【 授权许可】

CC BY