Abstract
The development of skill level in rhythmic gymnastics is not solely based on physical and motor abilities, but cognitive abilities, including cerebral hemispheric dominance, play an important role in determining the type of sensory processing the brain uses to handle various motor skills and its ability to adapt them for performing motor tasks. This is particularly relevant as rhythmic gymnastics skills involve diverse motor patterns with an artistic and aesthetic nature that express the harmony between skill and musical rhythm, creating a unified experience where the sense of movement and rhythm interact simultaneously. In 2015, the researcher selected a sample of 30 third-stage female students from the academic year 2014-2015 and used the Torrance Scale for cerebral dominance to divide the research groups. Performance tests were conducted for the compulsory and optional motor routines with the hoop apparatus. The researcher used correlation coefficients and t-tests to analyze the data and identify significant relationships between variables. The results showed that cerebral dominance is linked to performance in rhythmic gymnastics, with both left and right hemispheric dominance associated with basic skill performance. Significant differences appeared between right hemisphere dominance and performance in both the optional and compulsory motor routines. Based on these findings, the researcher recommended relying on cerebral hemispheric dominance indicators to develop skill performance in rhythmic gymnastics.
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Ali, Inas Salman
(2016)
"A Comparative Study of the Performance of Two Movement Formations,"
Modern Sport: Vol. 15:
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3, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54702/2708-3454.1558
