Journal of Athletic EnhancementISSN: 2324-9080

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Research Article, J Athl Enhanc Vol: 5 Issue: 6

The Effect of Increased Heart Rate on Memory and Performance of a Motor Sequence

Gerald Masterson1*, Julie Masterson2 and Keri Nicolas MS3
1Director, Master of Science in Administrative Studies and Sports Management Programs, Missouri State University, USA
2Associate Professor and Dean of the Graduate College, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA
3Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Parkview High School, Springfield, Missouri, USA
Corresponding author : Gerald Masterson
Director, Master of Science in Administrative Studies and Sports Management Programs , Missouri State University, JDMorris Center Room 413 Springfield Mo 65897, USA
Tel:
417 836 5005
E-mail: msas@missouristate.edu
Received: September 22, 2016 Accepted: December 02, 2016 Published: December 08, 2016
Citation: Masterson G, Masterson J, Keri Nicolas MS (2016) The Effect of Increased Heart Rate on Memory and Performance of a Motor Sequence. J Athl Enhanc 5:6. doi: 10.4172/2324-9080.1000244

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess how an elevated heart rate affected an adolescent female’s ability to adapt a learned motor sequence. Participants (N=32) mastered a basketball dribbling sequence and then the test group raised their heart rate. All participants were then asked to make modifications to the original sequence through verbal cues and to perform the new sequence.Results indicate that cardiovascular fatigue could impact the athletes’ ability to adapt learned motor sequences possibly because fatigue may limit the capacity to successful encode the actionintent- cue or recognize the already memorized cue.

Keywords: Heart rate; Memory; Motor sequence; Performance; Adaptation

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