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The Perception & Action Podcast

3 – Eye Movements in Sports

Jun 9, 2015
22:48

What should an athlete look at when performing their sport?  For example, should a soccer goalkeeper keep their eye on the shooter’s leg when trying to stop a penalty kick or on their upper body?  Should a golfer look at the ball or the hole when putting?  Do expert athletes look at different things than novices? Is it really possible to always keep your eye on the ball? In this episode, I examine the role of eye movements in sports.

Research Confessions: My first batting simulator experiment and the importance of keeping conditions in an experiment the same

 

Links to articles mentioned in the podcast: 

Visual search, anticipation and expertise in soccer goalkeepers

Anticipation and visual search behaviour in expert soccer goalkeepers

Visual search strategies of baseball batters: eye movements during the preparatory phase of batting

The role of central and peripheral vision in expert decision making

Gaze control in putting

Quiet eye duration, expertise, and task complexity in near and far aiming tasks

The "quiet eye" and motor performance: task demands matter!

Visual Movements of Batters

Why can't batters keep their eyes on the ball?

From eye movements to actions: how batsmen hit the ball

The Head Tracks and Gaze Predicts: How the World’s Best Batters Hit a Ball

Quiet Eye Training Facilitates Competitive Putting Performance in Elite Golfers

 

More information

http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

 

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Still Pluto – Open Up Your Eyes

Two Prong – Search Your Eyes

The Rusty Bells – Drop Your Eyes

Justin Townes Earle – Mama’s Eyes

Farmertan - Ugly Truth

via freemusicarchive.org

 

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