Effects of the administration of feedback on performance of the BMX cycling gate start

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of theadministration of external feedback (fb) on the time used toexecute the gate start skill in bmx cycling discipline. the sampleused was n = 6 riders from the spanish national team (19.3plus-inus 2.1 years). an intragroup experimental design with repeatedmeasures was used to compare the evolution of the skill developedby the participants before and after treatment, as well asthe degree of retention of the possible learning. the resultsshowed that there were no significant differences between the 2first pre-test sessions (pre), nor between any of the other treatment,post-test or re-test sessions (treat, pos and ret,respectively). nevertheless, significant differences were observedbetween either of the pre sessions and any of thetreat, pos or ret sessions (p .leg 0.028), showing a significantreduction of the time needed to perform this skill aftertreat (1.264 plus-minus 0.045 ms in pre, 1.047 plus-minus 0.019 ms in pos,and 1.041plus-minus 0.021 ms in ret). in conclusion, the use of audiovisualfb and cognitive training of the skill can result in a significantimprovement in the execution of the gate start in bmxreducing the time to develop the task.