Jun 9, 2015
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
Quiet eye duration, expertise, and task complexity in near and far aiming tasks
The "quiet eye" and motor performance: task demands matter!
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
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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
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