Can Beginning Learners Benefit from Preperformance Routines When Serving in Volleyball?
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Two studies were carried out in order to examine the effectiveness of preperformance routines when learning a self-paced motor skill in volleyball. In Study 1, observational and verbal data were collected on elite male volleyball players in order to determine patterns of motor behaviors performed before they served the ball. In Study 2, beginning female learners were taught two variations of preperformance routines when learning the serve in volleyball: motor-emphasized and cognitive-emphasized. The routines were developed based on the data collected in Study 1. The data analyses revealed that the motor-emphasized learners were more accurate than the cognitive-emphasized learners in retention trials. It was concluded that it may be more beneficial for beginning learners to perform preparatory routines in which an emphasis is made on motor preparation.
Ronnie Lidor is with The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Israel and the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel. Zohar Mayan is with The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Israel. E-mail: Lidor@wincol.ac.il.
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