Modified perceptual training in sport: A new classification framework

Hadlow, Stephen M.; Panchuk, Derek; Mann, David L.; Portus, Marc; Abernethy, Bruce

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2018.01.011

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“…Although a fair number of studies examined the effectiveness of these training programs, more often than not, research failed to show significant transfer effects (for an overview, e.g., Broadbent et al, 2019). In addition to issues with ecological validity (e.g., Hadlow et al, 2018), the training method is still debated. For example, research suggests that so-called gaze training by means of attentional cueing does not foster the learning of anticipation skills in beach-volleyball when compared to active control groups (e.g., Klostermann et al, 2015).…”

Section: Complementarity and Future Researchmentioning

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Perception and Action in Sports. On the Functionality of Foveal and Peripheral Vision

Klostermann

Vater

Kredel

et al. 2020

Front. Sports Act. Living

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An optimal coupling between perception and action is crucial for successful performance in sports. In basketball, for example, a stable fixation onto the basket helps to gain precise visual information of the target to successfully throw a basketball into the basket. In basketball-defense situations, however, opposing players cutting to the basket can be detected by using peripheral vision as less precise information are sufficient to mark this player. Those examples elucidate that to solve a given task foveal and peripheral vision can be used to acquire the necessary information. Following this reasoning, the current state of our framework will be presented that allows one to predict the functionality of one or the other or both depending on the current situation and task demands. In more detail, for tasks that require high motor precision like in far-aiming tasks, empirical evidence suggests that stable foveal fixations facilitate inhibitory processes of alternative action parameterization over movement planning and control. However, more complex situations (i.e., with more than one relevant information source), require peripheral vision to process relevant information by positioning gaze at a functional location which might actually be in free space between the relevant information sources. Based on these elaborations, we will discuss complementarities, the role of visual attention as well as practical implications.

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Section: Complementarity and Future Researchmentioning

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Perception and Action in Sports. On the Functionality of Foveal and Peripheral Vision

Klostermann

Vater

Kredel

et al. 2020

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…Of note, there are studies which have examined other techniques of training which also incorporate some cognitive-perceptual ability (see review by Hadlow et al, 2018 ). By contrast, these studies have been more focused around aspects including: (a) video-based training that is highly specific to the outcome (e.g., quickly predicting the direction of a batsman’s strike from video ( Hopwood et al, 2011 ); (b) computer-based putting training ( Fery and Ponserre, 2001 ); or (c) making decisions faster than ‘real-time’ on sporting scenarios ( Lorains et al, 2013 ; Farahani et al, 2017 ).…”

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The Potential Role for Cognitive Training in Sport: More Research Needed

Walton

Keegan

Martin³

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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Sports performance at the highest level requires a wealth of cognitive functions such as attention, decision making, and working memory to be functioning at optimal levels in stressful and demanding environments. Whilst a substantial research base exists focusing on psychological skills for performance (e.g., imagery) or therapeutic techniques for emotion regulation (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy), there is a scarcity of research examining whether the enhancement of core cognitive abilities leads to improved performance in sport. Cognitive training is a highly researched method of enhancing cognitive skills through repetitive and targeted exercises. In this article, we outline the potential use of cognitive training (CT) in athlete populations with a view to supporting athletic performance. We propose how such an intervention could be used in the future, drawing on evidence from other fields where this technique is more fruitfully researched, and provide recommendations for both researchers and practitioners working in the field.

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“…We are well aware that a dichotomy between artificial and representative experimental conditions does not exist (e.g., Hadlow et al, 2018 ), but we prefer to treat this problem as a continuum with experimental conditions closer to one end of an artificial–representative dimension. To define studies using artifical and studies using representative experimental conditions, we performed a two-step categorization: In the first step, we defined conditions that include penalty shots toward a goal with a real goalkeeper who tries to prevent the penalty taker from scoring.…”

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How the Experimental Setting Influences Representativeness: A Review of Gaze Behavior in Football Penalty Takers

Kurz

Munzert

2018

Front. Psychol.

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This article reviews research on the gaze behavior of penalty takers in football. It focuses on how artificial versus representative experimental conditions affect gaze behavior in this far-aiming task. Findings reveal that—irrespective of the representativeness of the experimental conditions—different instructions regarding the aiming strategy and different threat conditions lead to different gaze patterns. Results also reveal that the goal size and the distance to the goal did not affect the gaze behavior. Moreover, it is particularly run-up conditions that lead to differences. These can be either artificial or more natural. During a natural run-up, penalty takers direct their gaze mainly toward the ball. When there is no run-up, they do not direct their gaze toward the ball. Hence, in order to deliver generalizable results with which to interpret gaze strategies, it seems important to use a run-up with a minimum length that is comparable to that in a real-life situation.

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Modified perceptual training in sport: A new classification framework

Abstract: The application of the Modified Perceptual Training Framework may assist in future testing, design and selection of beneficial training tools in sport and as such, is predicted to have significant impact in empirical and practical settings.

Cited by 109 publications

References 41 publications

Perception and Action in Sports. On the Functionality of Foveal and Peripheral Vision

Perception and Action in Sports. On the Functionality of Foveal and Peripheral Vision

The Potential Role for Cognitive Training in Sport: More Research Needed

How the Experimental Setting Influences Representativeness: A Review of Gaze Behavior in Football Penalty Takers

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