Conference presentation
Development of a video-based task to assess decision-making ability in mountain bike athletes
Exercise & Sports Science Australia Conference : Research to Practice 2016 (Melbourne, Australia, 04/2016)
04/2016
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Abstract
<em>Introduction & Aims:</em>
<p>Research within mountain biking (MTB) has focused on identifying physiological characteristics that contribute to successful performance. Nonetheless, while it is well understood that MTB performance is multi-dimensional, no research has quantified perceptual-cognitive skill in MTB. As such, this study aimed to develop a video-based decision-making task to compare perceptual-cognitive skill between MTB athletes and those without MTB experience (non-MTB).</p>
<em>Methods:</em>
<p>A video based task was developed using C# language and deployed via Xcode V7.1 (Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA). The task displayed 30 videos (5 familiarisation and 25 trial videos) taken from chest-mounted camera footage of a MTB athlete to 23 participants (10 experienced MTB athletes with >5 years experience, and 13 non-MTB). The final frame of each video was paused and either 2 (easy), 3 (moderate) or 4 (hard) line choice selections (LCS) were presented using touch-sensitive arrows on-screen. The participants were instructed to touch the arrow indicating the fastest line. Response accuracy (RA) and response time (RT) were recorded. Results: Repeated measures MANOVA was used to identify between-subject (MTB vs. non-MTB) and within-subject (LCS conditions) effects on RT and RA. Experienced MTB athletes scored higher on RA than non-MTB in easy, moderate and hard LCS videos (F=3.038, p=0.001, ES=0.44) but did not differ in RT. Both RA (F=10.315, p</p>
Details
- Title
- Development of a video-based task to assess decision-making ability in mountain bike athletes
- Creators
- Andrew R Novak - University of NewcastleKyle JM Bennett - University of NewcastleChristopher J Stevens - University of NewcastleBen J Dascombe - University of NewcastleJob Fransen - University of Newcastle
- Conference
- Exercise & Sports Science Australia Conference : Research to Practice 2016 (Melbourne, Australia, 04/2016)
- Identifiers
- 3169; 991012820629502368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health; School of Health and Human Sciences; Human Sciences
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation