The Effect of Immediate Verbal Feedback on the Efficiency and the Effectiveness of Swimming

• Authors: Krystyna Zatoń , Stefan Szczepan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Background: The aim of this study was to determine differences in stroke length and swimming time over a distance of 25m in a control and an experimental group from the provision of immediate verbal feedback.Material/Methods: The study involved 10 people practicing swimming. They were divided into an experimental and a control group. The subjects performed four trials, swimming the front crawl technique at the distance of 25 meters with a maximum speed. A specially designed research tool enabled the swimmers to obtain immediate verbal feedback during the test. In the control group no immediate verbal feedback was provided. In the experimental group the immediate verbal feedback was provided for the whole duration of swimming.Results: In the experimental group the average swimming stroke length with the front crawl technique has increased by 2.63% and the average swimming time decreased by 4.34% through the provision of immediate verbal feedback.Conclusions: In the experimental group, which obtained immediate verbal feedback, an increase in the average stroke length and a reduction in the average swimming time at the distance of 25m were observed.

Keywords

EN

motor control; teaching communication; immediate verbal feedback; swimming stroke length; front crawl technique

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 91-103

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2012

online

2 - 7 - 2012

Contributors

author

Krystyna Zatoń

• Department of Swimming, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland

author

Stefan Szczepan

• Department of Swimming, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10131-012-0010-3