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1Laboratoire Mouvement, Equilibre, Performance et Santé (UPRES EA 4445), Département STAPS, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Tarbes, France.
Frontiers in Psychology
|July 12, 2019
Summary
Highly skilled athletes demonstrate superior postural control and strategy. This expertise translates to better balance in both sport-specific and general conditions, highlighting the importance of tailored assessments.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Biomechanics
- Motor Control
Background:
- Sport expertise is linked to postural control.
- Postural evaluation conditions may affect performance outcomes.
- Understanding the interplay between expertise, performance, and strategy is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare postural performance and strategy across different sport expertise levels.
- To investigate performance in both ecological and non-ecological postural conditions.
- To explore how competition level influences balance and movement strategies.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on sport expertise and postural control.
- Comparison of athletes' postural performance under sport-specific (ecological) and general (non-ecological) conditions.
- Analysis of postural strategies, including body segment organization and neurobiological factors.
Main Results:
- Higher sport expertise correlates with better postural performance in both ecological and non-ecological settings.
- Optimal non-ecological postural tasks for assessment are challenging or sport-similar.
- Elite athletes exhibit more sophisticated postural strategies than lower-level athletes.
Conclusions:
- Sport expertise significantly enhances postural performance and strategy.
- Postural assessment effectiveness depends on condition relevance to the sport.
- Further research should explore mechanistic explanations for these relationships.
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