Focus of attention for diagnostic testing of the force-velocity curve

Claire Brady; Thomas Comyns; Andrew Harrison; Giles Warrington

doi:10.1519/SSC.0000000000000271

Focus of attention for diagnostic testing of the force-velocity curve

Claire Brady, Thomas Comyns, Andrew Harrison, Giles Warrington

University of Limerick

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Abstract

DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF VARIOUS POINTS ON THE FORCEVELOCITY CURVE, SUCH AS MAXIMUM STRENGTH AND RUNNING SPEED TESTS, IS USED TO IDENTIFY ATHLETES' STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE TESTS, COACHES TYPICALLY USE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THE ATHLETE ACHIEVES THE HIGHEST RESULT POSSIBLE. RESEARCHERS HAVE SHOWN THAT OPTIMAL MOTOR SKILL PERFORMANCE IS OFTEN ACHIEVED WHEN VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS DIRECT ATTENTION EXTERNALLY. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE CURRENT RESEARCH ON THE APPROPRIATE ATTENTIONAL FOCUS FOR TESTS, WHICH ASSESS ASPECTS OF THE FORCE-VELOCITY CURVE. BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR COACHES.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-70
Number of pages	14
Journal	Strength and Conditioning Journal
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000271
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

External focus of attention
Internal focus of attention
Maximum strength
Reactive strength
Speed
Speedstrength
Strength-speed
Stretch shortening cycle

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