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Effects of combat training on visuomotor performance in children aged 9 to 12 years - an eye-tracking study.
Ju, Yan-Ying; Liu, Yen-Hsiu; Cheng, Chih-Hsiu; Lee, Yu-Lung; Chang, Shih-Tsung; Sun, Chi-Chin; Cheng, Hsin-Yi Kathy.
Afiliação
  • Ju YY; Department of Adapted Physical Education, National Taiwan Sport University, 250 Wen-Hua 1st Rd, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan, Republic of China.
  • Liu YH; Office of Physical Education, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hua 1st Rd, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan, Republic of China.
  • Cheng CH; Department of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hua 1st Rd, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan, Republic of China.
  • Lee YL; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan, Republic of China.
  • Chang ST; Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hua 1st Rd, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan, Republic of China.
  • Sun CC; Office of Physical Education, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung Pei Rd, Chung Li, Taoyuan, 320, Taiwan, Republic of China.
  • Cheng HK; Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
BMC Pediatr ; 18(1): 39, 2018 02 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29415684
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Data on visuomotor performance in combat training and the effects of combat training on visuomotor performance are limited. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a specially designed combat sports (CS) training program on the visuomotor performance levels of children.

METHODS:

A pre-post comparative design was implemented. A total of 26 students aged 9-12 years underwent 40-min CS training sessions twice a week for 8 weeks during their physical education classes. The CS training program was designed by a karate coach and a motor control specialist. The other 30 students continued their regular activities and were considered as a control group. Each student's eye movement was monitored using an eye tracker, whereas the motor performance was measured using a target hitting system with a program-controlled microprocessor. The measurements were taken 8 weeks before (baseline), 1 day before (pretest), and 1 week after (posttest) the designated training program. The task used for evaluating these students was hitting or tracking random illuminated targets as rapidly as possible. A two-way analysis of variance [group(2) × time(3)] with repeated measures of time was performed for statistical analysis.

RESULTS:

For the children who received combat training, although the eye response improvement was not significant, both the primary and secondary saccade onset latencies were significantly earlier compared to the children without combat training. Both groups of students exhibited improvement in their hit response times during the target hitting tasks.

CONCLUSION:

The current finding supported the notion that sports training efforts essentially enhance visuomotor function in children aged 9-12 years, and combat training facilitates an earlier secondary saccade onset.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Educação Física e Treinamento / Desempenho Psicomotor / Artes Marciais Limite: Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Educação Física e Treinamento / Desempenho Psicomotor / Artes Marciais Limite: Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article