Kevin A Becker
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Recent Articles
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Aiken C, Becker K
Eur J Sport Sci
. 2022 Feb;
23(2):259-266.
PMID: 35164654
Research with athletes and coaches has found that attentional focus strategies are more complex than using an internal or external focus exclusively. Recently Becker et al. [2020, March 1. The...
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Becker K, McNamara S
Res Q Exerc Sport
. 2021 Dec;
94(1):118-123.
PMID: 34913846
: Recent work involving reaching and aiming tasks provides evidence that an internal focus results in less error than an external focus when visual information is removed. The purpose of...
3.
Becker K, Hung C
Hum Mov Sci
. 2020 May;
72:102631.
PMID: 32452389
An external focus of attention has consistently been associated with improved balance (Wulf, 2013). Recent work has considered whether changes in postural control entropy, a measure of repeated movement patterns,...
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McNamara S, Becker K, Weigel W, Marcy P, Haegele J
Percept Mot Skills
. 2019 Aug;
126(6):1145-1157.
PMID: 31407959
Substantial research has demonstrated that an external (vs. internal) attentional focus enhances motor performance among various populations. Interest has recently grown in examining the effects of attentional focus among individuals...
5.
Goudy L, Rigby B, Silliman-French L, Becker K
Adapt Phys Activ Q
. 2019 Jul;
36(4):413-430.
PMID: 31323643
The purpose of this study was to determine changes in balance, postural sway, and quality of life after 6 wk of simulated horseback riding in adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease....
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Rigby B, Davis R, Avalos M, Levine N, Becker K, Nichols D
Adapt Phys Activ Q
. 2018 Nov;
35(4):424-436.
PMID: 30376721
The purpose of this study was to compare acute cardiometabolic responses to 3 modes of treadmill exercise in adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD). Eight elderly adults with PD (67.9 ...
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Becker K, Fairbrother J, Couvillion K
Psychol Res
. 2018 Apr;
84(2):285-291.
PMID: 29616337
Attentional focus research suggests an external focus leads to improved motor performance compared to an internal focus (Wulf in Int Rev Sport Exerc Psychol 6:77-104, 2013), but skilled athletes often...
8.
McNamara S, Becker K, Silliman-French L
Front Psychol
. 2017 Oct;
8:1804.
PMID: 29075228
It has been consistently reported that an external focus of attention leads to better motor performance than an internal focus, but no research to date has explored this effect in...
9.
Becker K, Smith P
J Strength Cond Res
. 2015 Jun;
29(7):1780-3.
PMID: 26102255
The content of instructions that strength coaches give can have a significant impact on how an athlete or client performs. Research on motor learning has shown an advantage of instructions...