%0 Journal Article %A Rasheed O. Oloyede and Joseph O. Adelusi and Peter O. Akinbile %D 2015 %J International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 106, 2015 %T Effects of Knowledge of Results on Specified Skill Acquisition among Fresh Cricket Players %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002742 %V 106 %X This study was conducted to investigate the extent with which knowledge of results influences the performance of cricket players. A sample of 160 fresh students in the Department of Physical and Health Education who are novice in the game were randomly assigned into two groups. The first group of eighty (80) subjects was classified as experimental group while the second group of eighty (80) subjects was the control group. Subjects in both groups were asked to bowl and bat ten times each for a period of six weeks. After the first round, the subjects in the experimental group were allowed feedback on their performance in the first trial while those in the control group were denied feedback. Two null hypotheses generated for the study were tested using percentages and chi-square statistical analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Analysis of data showed that knowledge of results influenced the performance of cricket players. It was concluded that knowledge of results is pertinent for effective skill acquisition and could enhance better performance among unskilled cricket players. Hence, it is suggested that immediate feedback on the level of skill acquisition by the prospective and unskilled cricket players would inspire them for better performance in cricket tournaments. %P 750 - 753