Title

Visual Simulation Training Of Baseball Batters

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Int. J. Sport Psychol.

Keywords

Hospitality; Leisure; Sport & Tourism; Psychology; Psychology; Multidisciplinary; Sport Sciences

Abstract

Evaluated the effectiveness of visual stimulation training film approaches to enhancing the visual pitch recognition and pitch location skills of collegiate baseball batters. Visual simulation training films were developed by filming collegiate baseball pitchers throwing fastballs and curves with the camera located in the right-handed batter's box. Films were then edited into a series of learning trials in which Ss were required to respond to questions regarding the type of pitch and its location in the hitting area. In Exp I, 11 Ss assigned to the experimental group received 1 hr of film training, and the 12 controls received no training. In Exp II, 36 Ss were assigned to 1 of 3 conditions and received slow-motion and/or real-time film training before or after the posttest. The dependent variables were Ss' recognition scores and location scores on a real-time 3-dimensional measure of visual skills by means of the Visual Interruption System, an apparatus designed for use in a bull pen. Group comparisons by means of t-tests indicated significant gains in location scores and nonsignificant changes in pitch recognition scores (probably due to initially high pretest levels). These gains occurred with use of slow-motion or real-time films, and most of the gains were maintained in a 6-wk follow up posttest.

Journal Title

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volume

15

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-1984

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

117

Last Page

126

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1984TB91600005

ISSN

0047-0767

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