Table 3.

Examples of verbal instructions with internal and external focus of attention. Adapted from Benjaminse et al. [52•]

Exercise type	Instruction with internal focus	Instruction with external focus
Single-leg squat	Standing on one leg, slowly bend your knee while keeping your knee lined up over your 2nd toe.	Standing on one leg, slowly bend your knee towards the cone (cone placed anterior to knee to serve as a target).
Step-down	Standing on one leg, slowly lower yourself while keeping your knee lined up over your 2nd toe.	Standing on one leg, slowly bend your knee, keeping the outside part of the knee parallel with the wall.
Double-leg squat	Bend your knees and do not allow your knees to go forward over your toes.	Bend your knees and sit back as if you were going to sit into a chair.
Double-leg drop jump	Jump down (from a 30 cm box) and land with your feet shoulder width apart and keep your knees lined up over your 2nd toes.	Jump down (from a 30 cm box) and land on the markers on the floor and aim your toes and knees towards the cones.