Individual Differences Influencing Immediate Effects of Internal and External Focus Instructions on Children's Motor Performance.
Femke Van AbswoudeNienke B NuijenJohn Van der KampBert SteenbergenPublished in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport (2018)
Children can benefit from instruction with both an internal and external focus of attention to improve short-term motor performance. Individual, task-specific focus preference influenced the effect of the instructions, with children performing better with their preferred focus. The results highlight that individual differences are a key factor in the effectiveness in children's motor performance. The precise mechanisms underpinning this effect warrant further research.