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Eye tracking insights in training and assessment Q4 2024

Eye tracking technology, as demonstrated in the study of soccer goalkeepers, provides valuable insights into visual perception and decision-making processes. By analyzing gaze patterns, researchers identified differences in focus and composure between experienced and novice players. This methodology highlights the importance of visual perception in sports performance and underscores the need for ongoing research to enhance training strategies.

Expert and novice soccer goalkeepers’ visual perception: a practical-coaching approach eye-tracking

Katarzyna Piechota, Zbigniew Borysiuk, Dariusz Zmarzły, Michael Jonek & Edyta Majorczyk

One of the most important determinants of effectiveness in sports is a high level of visual perception as a leading decision-making factor. Two groups of soccer goalkeepers of 30 people each (A – seniors, 22.5 ± 2.25 years; B – novices, 15.40 ± 1.22 years) were studied. Eye-tracking glasses (Tobii Glasses 2) were used for the study. Three attempts were made to take a shot on goal in a fragment of a two-on-one play, after a pass and after a centring. Experienced (A) focused their gaze – after the pass – mainly on the ball, and in the next phase mainly on ...

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