Estudio de las estrategias cognitivas en algunos deportes con interacción motriz y sin interacción motriz

This paper includes a study of the differences in the use of cognitive strategies amongst athletes in sports with or without motor interaction. 345 subjects were asked to complete the Cognitive Strategies Questionnaire (CECD, Mora et al, 2001). Four additional items related specifically to individual and raquet/combat sports were included in the Questionnaire. These additional questions were also subject to the same criteria as those in the original CECD, 2001. The sample was also classified according to the following criteria; closed vs. open motor skills, the use of motor tasks with or without opponents, motor interaction with teammates and with teammates and opponents and the athletes' age group. In summary, the results showed significant differences between non- motor interaction and motor interaction groups, with the latter group achieving higher scores in the sport maturity variable and lower scores in the cognitive disorientation variable. Further differences related to motor skills specific to the sport as well as the athlete's age group were also noted