Abstract
Good attention is one of the conditions for excellent sports performance in elite and performance sports. As part of the IRP International Cooperation project at CESA VUT, we with sports coaches focused on specific forms of attention training.
These led to the improvement of sports performances in selected sports. It was individual sports training in sports training with the implementation of attention development programs for 40 athletes. 20 athletes were in the junior category of top and performance sports and 20 adult representatives from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
They competed in shooting, tennis, classical dance, athletics, cycling, karate, soccer and floorball. We implemented a specific program of psychomotor training focusing on the development of attention for selected athletes for a period of two years.
The results show that attention training in sports preparation has its justification in relation to peak sports performances.