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3 – Eye Movements in Sports

23 min • 9 juni 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.

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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