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A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR AN INTERNATIONAL‐LEVEL TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE
Author(s) -
Scott David,
Scott Lorna M.,
Goldwater Bram
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-573
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , track and field athletics , psychology , extension (predicate logic) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , beam (structure) , applied psychology , physical therapy , athletes , computer science , engineering , medicine , structural engineering , psychiatry , programming language
This study outlined the development, implementation, and evaluation of an intervention strategy that was designed to improve the technical skill and performance of an international‐level pole vaulter. Intervention, in the form of a prompting and shaping procedure, consisted of breaking a photoelectric beam with the hands at the moment of take‐off. The height of the beam was gradually increased until the vaulter reached maximum arm extension at take‐off. Increase in arm extension was matched by an increase in bar height clearance.