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Examining the ability to track multiple moving targets as a function of postural stability: a comparison between team sports players and sedentary individuals

BACKGROUND: The ability to track multiple objects plays a key role in team ball sports actions. However, there is a lack of research focused on identifying multiple object tracking (MOT) performance under rapid, dynamic and ecologically valid conditions. Therefore, we aimed to assess the effects of...

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Autores principales: Zwierko, Teresa, Lesiakowski, Piotr, Redondo, Beatriz, Vera, Jesús
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Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9443790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36071825
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13964
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author Zwierko, Teresa
Lesiakowski, Piotr
Redondo, Beatriz
Vera, Jesús
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Redondo, Beatriz
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description BACKGROUND: The ability to track multiple objects plays a key role in team ball sports actions. However, there is a lack of research focused on identifying multiple object tracking (MOT) performance under rapid, dynamic and ecologically valid conditions. Therefore, we aimed to assess the effects of manipulating postural stability on MOT performance. METHODS: Nineteen team sports players (soccer, basketball, handball) and sixteen sedentary individuals performed the MOT task under three levels of postural stability (high, medium, and low). For the MOT task, participants had to track three out of eight balls for 10 s, and the object speed was adjusted following a staircase procedure. For postural stability manipulation, participants performed three identical protocols (randomized order) of the MOT task while standing on an unstable platform, using the training module of the Biodex Balance System SD at levels 12 (high-stability), eight (medium-stability), and four (low-stability). RESULTS: We found that the ability to track moving targets is dependent on the balance stability conditions (F(2,66) = 8.7, p < 0.001, η² = 0.09), with the disturbance of postural stability having a negative effect on MOT performance. Moreover, when compared to sedentary individuals, team sports players showed better MOT scores for the high-stability and the medium-stability conditions (corrected p-value = 0.008, Cohen’s d = 0.96 and corrected p-value = 0.009, Cohen’s d = 0.94; respectively) whereas no differences were observed for the more unstable conditions (low-stability) between-groups. CONCLUSIONS: The ability to track moving targets is sensitive to the level of postural stability, with the disturbance of balance having a negative effect on MOT performance. Our results suggest that expertise in team sports training is transferred to non-specific sport domains, as shown by the better performance exhibited by team sports players in comparison to sedentary individuals. This study provides novel insights into the link between individual’s ability to track multiple moving objects and postural control in team sports players and sedentary individuals.
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spelling pubmed-94437902022-09-06 Examining the ability to track multiple moving targets as a function of postural stability: a comparison between team sports players and sedentary individuals Zwierko, Teresa Lesiakowski, Piotr Redondo, Beatriz Vera, Jesús PeerJ Kinesiology BACKGROUND: The ability to track multiple objects plays a key role in team ball sports actions. However, there is a lack of research focused on identifying multiple object tracking (MOT) performance under rapid, dynamic and ecologically valid conditions. Therefore, we aimed to assess the effects of manipulating postural stability on MOT performance. METHODS: Nineteen team sports players (soccer, basketball, handball) and sixteen sedentary individuals performed the MOT task under three levels of postural stability (high, medium, and low). For the MOT task, participants had to track three out of eight balls for 10 s, and the object speed was adjusted following a staircase procedure. For postural stability manipulation, participants performed three identical protocols (randomized order) of the MOT task while standing on an unstable platform, using the training module of the Biodex Balance System SD at levels 12 (high-stability), eight (medium-stability), and four (low-stability). RESULTS: We found that the ability to track moving targets is dependent on the balance stability conditions (F(2,66) = 8.7, p < 0.001, η² = 0.09), with the disturbance of postural stability having a negative effect on MOT performance. Moreover, when compared to sedentary individuals, team sports players showed better MOT scores for the high-stability and the medium-stability conditions (corrected p-value = 0.008, Cohen’s d = 0.96 and corrected p-value = 0.009, Cohen’s d = 0.94; respectively) whereas no differences were observed for the more unstable conditions (low-stability) between-groups. CONCLUSIONS: The ability to track moving targets is sensitive to the level of postural stability, with the disturbance of balance having a negative effect on MOT performance. Our results suggest that expertise in team sports training is transferred to non-specific sport domains, as shown by the better performance exhibited by team sports players in comparison to sedentary individuals. This study provides novel insights into the link between individual’s ability to track multiple moving objects and postural control in team sports players and sedentary individuals. PeerJ Inc. 2022-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9443790/ /pubmed/36071825 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13964 Text en © 2022 Zwierko et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Examining the ability to track multiple moving targets as a function of postural stability: a comparison between team sports players and sedentary individuals
title_short Examining the ability to track multiple moving targets as a function of postural stability: a comparison between team sports players and sedentary individuals
title_sort examining the ability to track multiple moving targets as a function of postural stability: a comparison between team sports players and sedentary individuals
topic Kinesiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9443790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36071825
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13964
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