Relation of Cognitive Representation and Performance in Extreme-Surfing

This paper aimed to show specific differences in cognitive representation of movement between experts and beginners. The sailing-surfer’s frontal loop was chosen for an empirical study concerning differences in cognitive structures. As beginners, persons were chosen who were able to carry out this loop at the end of special courses (N=21). The expert group (N=19) consisted of athletes who had mastered the frontal loop for more than 3 years, and also included athletes who compete in international competitions. By using an expert-beginner paradigm, differences in the quality of the structure and organisation of knowledge between experts and beginners in this special movement were found.