How can a coach of individual racket and team activities enhance reaction response and movement time
How can a coach of individual, racket and team activities enhance reaction, response and movement time? ... * Reaction time: Time between the first presentations of a stimulus to the very start of the movement in response to it. *Movement time: The time between starting and finishing a movement. *Response time: The time between the first presentation of the stimulus to the completion of the movement. So in other words… Response time = Reaction time + Movement time What are the factors that affect reaction time, movement time and overall response time? Age and gender: A person’s reaction time gets quicker as they grow older up to an optimum age and then deteriorates. Males have generally quicker reactions than females but the reaction times of females deteriorate less quickly than those of males. Psychological refractory period: If a second stimulus follows quite closely behind the first, reaction time is slowed because of the increased information processing time needed. ... Stimulus response- compatibility: If the response demanded by a stimulus is the one you were expecting, you are likely to react more quickly than if the response demanded is not what you expected. Previous experience: If you have had to react to the same stimulus or a similar one in the past, your reactions may be quicker, particularly if choice reaction time is involved which is when several stimuli are presented and one response is selected. Motor programs may be formed and run automatically, cutting down the time decision making requires. Anticipation: This is linked to previous experience, as the performer draws on his/her past experiences to anticipate what is about to happen, and has processed information before the event actually occurs, which saves them time. ... Time available: If a performer has a long time to decide what to do, then they are able to take into consideration all actions and possible consequences of each action.