Cross-Education of Skill: Assessment of Overhand Throwing Using Product- and Process-Oriented Assessment

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. 910 - 919
• Main Authors: Dapi, Genc, Cleather, Daniel J., Murray, Maeve
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Athletic Performance - physiology; Bilateral training; Child; contralateral effect; contralateral practice; Female; Functional Laterality - physiology; Humans; intermanual transfer; Learning; Male; motor learning; Motor Skills - physiology; Physical Education and Training - methods; Bilateral training; motor learning; contralateral practice; contralateral effect; intermanual transfer

Purpose: The aims of the present study were to: (1) investigate the magnitude and direction of the cross-education effect in a unilateral sport skill (overhand throw) and (2) to establish which practice condition (dominant hand only or alternating hands) would yield the best results. Methods: The st...