The Effect of 4-Week Stroboscopic Training on Visual Function and Sport-Specific Visuomotor Performance in Top-Level Badminton Players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
Thorben HülsdünkerAndreas Mierau

Abstract

Stroboscopic training is suggested to improve visuomotor abilities in sports. However, previous research has primarily focused on untrained participants and only considered behavioral data. Because visuomotor performance is substantially determined by neural visual processes, this study aimed to examine the effects of stroboscopic training on visuomotor performance and neural visual function of athletes. A total of 10 German top-level badminton players (intervention: n = 5 and control: n = 5) participated in this study. Over a 4-week training period, athletes performed badminton-specific visuomotor tasks either wearing shutter glasses (intervention) or under normal visual conditions (control). Prior to and after the training period, behavioral smash-defense tests and neurophysiologic investigations of the N2 motion onset visual evoked potential were used to identify modulations in the athletes' visuomotor performance and visual perception speed, respectively. Badminton training improved visuomotor performance in both groups; however, stroboscopic training resulted in superior posttraining performance compared with normal visual conditions (P = .007). Training-induced modulations in N2 latency did not reach significance, althoug...Continue Reading

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Jul 21, 2020·Journal of Motor Behavior·Digby Elliott, Simon J Bennett
Oct 17, 2020·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·Thorben HülsdünkerAndreas Mierau
Oct 17, 2020·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·Thorben HülsdünkerAndreas Mierau
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