Psycho-perceptual-motor skills are deemed critical to save the penalty corner in international field hockey

Morris-Binelli, Khaya; Rens, Fleur van; Müller, Sean; Rosalie, Simon M.

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101753

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“…In a qualitative study, international hockey coaches reported that the defending runner is a source of contextual information (i.e., player positioning) in a penalty corner, as a tight or loose run can govern the likelihood of the number of goal locations the drag-flicker can shoot the ball toward. 3 A previous temporal occlusion study indicated that some international and national goalkeepers can indeed use runner positioning and drag-flicker kinematics to anticipate the drag-flick. 23 The drag-flickers were instructed to each execute 20 drag-flicks, which consisted of two sets of drag-flicks to six goal locations; top right (1), bottom right (2), top middle (3), bottom middle (4), top left (5), and bottom left (6), when the runner executed a loose run (i.e., goal open).…”

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“…1 In high-speed interceptive sports, such as field hockey goalkeeping, visual anticipation is crucial because of the extreme temporal constraints. 2,3 Despite a large body of evidence that has investigated the timing and sources of information pick-up for anticipation, 4 there has been little focus on the transfer of anticipation within sports. 5 An important aspect of transfer as it has been defined in the literature is the influence of experience in one context on performance in another context.…”

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Individual Differences and Transfer of Visual Anticipation in Expert Female Field Hockey Goalkeepers

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SIGNIFICANCE:Visual anticipation is vital for performance in several domains such as driving, military, and highspeed interceptive sports, as it enables performers to handle severe time constraints. There has been little investigation into individual differences of anticipation skill transfer within a domain, which can guide training of anticipation to improve performance. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to investigate individual differences in the transfer of anticipation within a domain, specifically anticipation of the field hockey penalty corner drag-flick across different opponents.METHODS: Eight female Australian international and national field hockey goalkeepers participated. Goalkeepers completed female and male opponent penalty corner drag-flick temporal occlusion tests that presented contextual defensive runner positioning relative to the penalty spot, drag-flicker kinematics, and ball flight.RESULTS: Drag-flick movement time and ball velocity were significantly different across female and male opponents confirming that a transfer continuum existed. Five goalkeepers could transfer integration of runner contextual and drag-flicker kinematic information to anticipate loose runs above chance from female to male opponent tests. None of the goalkeepers could transfer integration of contextual and kinematic information for the tight runs across female to male opponents. CONCLUSIONS: An individual differences approach with truly expert performers provided unique insights into the mechanism of anticipation transfer within a domain. The findings of this study contribute to theoretical and applied knowledge, which can guide the training of anticipation skill to prepare individuals for superior performance.

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“…In open skill sports such as field hockey, skill is determined by a player's ability to adapt and perform a specific action despite the environmental constraints imposed upon them by calling upon neural resources from changeable regions of the brain (Allard and Burnett, 1987;Starkes, 1987;Williams and Jackson, 2019;Morris-Binelli et al, 2020). With the recently adapted rules, field hockey has become one of the most fast paced team sports, hence the ability to anticipate, adapt and respond successfully relies on superior perceptual-cognitive factors (Morris-Binelli et al, 2020). Williams and Jackson (2019) highlight the many different perceptual cognitive skills that contribute to team sports performance, including the ability to scan, using visual processes, in a more efficient manner in order to extract relevant cues.…”

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“…A visual search test was used which allows for the analysis of visual perception. In a hockey specific example, perception has been highlighted (using interviews) as a key factor in goalkeeper's abilities to successfully save penalty corner attempts (Morris-Binelli et al, 2020). Cañal-Bruland et al (2010) assessed this using a laptop simulation of penalty corners and found visual search strategies, where gaze is shifted to the location of the ball-and-stick, enabled improved performance in the goal keepers.…”

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The Influence of a Competitive Field Hockey Match on Cognitive Function

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Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Despite the known positive effects of acute exercise on cognition, the effects of a competitive team sport match are unknown. In a randomized crossover design, 20 female and 17 male field hockey players (19.7 ± 1.2 years) completed a battery of cognitive tests (Visual Search, Stroop, Corsi Blocks, and Rapid Visual Information Processing) prior to, at half-time, and immediately following a competitive match (or control trial of seated rest); with effect sizes (ES) presented as raw ES from mixed effect models. Blood samples were collected prior to and following the match and control trial, and analyzed for adrenaline, noradrenaline, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), cathepsin B, and cortisol. The match improved response times for a simple perception task at full-time (ES = –14 ms; P < 0.01) and response times on the complex executive function task improved at half-time (ES = –44 ms; P < 0.01). Working memory declined at full-time on the match (ES = –0.6 blocks; P < 0.01). The change in working memory was negatively correlated with increases in cortisol (r = –0.314, P = 0.01; medium), as was the change in simple perception response time and the change in noradrenaline concentration (r = –0.284, P = 0.01; small to medium). This study is the first to highlight the effects a competitive hockey match can have on cognition. These findings have implications for performance optimization, as understanding the influence on specific cognitive domains across a match allows for the investigation into strategies to improve these aspects.

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“…Surprisingly however, there is currently little research on arguably the most important action in field hockey (for a study on indoor field hockey see Vinson et al, 2013 ). Only recently some studies have mainly addressed the role of the goalkeeper in defending penalty corners (Morris-Binelli et al, 2020 , 2021 ). Our study addresses this game situation and tries to scrutinize if more (online) adaptation on offense can be considered a promising future development of behavior during penalty corner by questioning (Study 1) and testing (Study 2) expert field hockey players.…”

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Adaptive Gaze Behavior and Decision Making of Penalty Corner Strikers in Field Hockey

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In recent years, studies have increasingly dealt with the interaction of gaze behavior and decision making of team sports athletes. However, there is still a variety of important game situations, for example, in the case of penalty corners in field hockey, in which this interaction has not been investigated in detail yet. Penalty corners present a meaningful goal scoring opportunity by providing a relatively free shot. This paper considers two studies. The first study investigated a possible connection between the gaze behavior and the quality of decisions of experienced field hockey players and evaluated the level of success of different gaze strategies. A preliminary study (Study 1) was designed as a survey questionnaire with the aim of preparing for the main study by obtaining subjective assessments of the individual gaze behavior and decision making of professional athletes. In the second and the main study (Study 2), the gaze behavior of experienced field hockey players was recorded using mobile eye-tracking systems to analyze different strategical approaches in associated gaze behavior and decision making. Study 1 showed that players consider reacting to the defenders' behavior during a penalty corner a promising avenue for improving success at penalty corner attempts. It also indicated that such defense-dependent strategies are currently only rarely employed. Study 2 demonstrated how gaze behavior differs between different strategical approaches of the offense. It was shown that the gaze direction on the ball, the stopper, and the goal area is important to allow for a more optimal adaptation to the tactical behavior of defense. It can be concluded that adaptive decision making (i.e., choosing which variation will be carried out just after the “injection” of the ball) seems promising but requires further training to improve the success rate of penalty corner.

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Psycho-perceptual-motor skills are deemed critical to save the penalty corner in international field hockey

Cited by 14 publications

References 48 publications

Individual Differences and Transfer of Visual Anticipation in Expert Female Field Hockey Goalkeepers

Individual Differences and Transfer of Visual Anticipation in Expert Female Field Hockey Goalkeepers

The Influence of a Competitive Field Hockey Match on Cognitive Function

Adaptive Gaze Behavior and Decision Making of Penalty Corner Strikers in Field Hockey

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