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Abstract
At an early age most kids involved in competitive sports are aware of the pressures of winning. They feel the pressure to win from their coaches, peers, and, in most cases from their family too. However, in this day in sports, it is difficult to be the BEST athlete on the team, or in the league. Every athlete wants that edge over their opponents, and is willing to do the necessary workouts and training to learn the skills and techniques to excel in their sport. Every disciplined athlete wants to WIN!
The desire to win is so prevalent in sports that athletes and coaches are constantly trying to find new training methods to better their perceptual skills. One of the latest developments in training perceptual skills in athletes is the quiet eye (QE). The QE is known as being the last fixation or tracking gaze that is located on a specific location or object in the visuo-motor workspace within 3 degrees of visual angle ( or less) for a minimum of 1 00ms. Although research is limited in this field, it has intrigued coaches and sports related professionals. In the studies conducted thus far, knowledge has been produced in terms of how visual training can benefit a player's athletic ability, a coaches training methods, and more importantly athlete's visual behavior in sporting environments. However, the QE has not been integrated into sports in a way that is easily understood for athletes and furthermore, not readily available for coaches.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Fabio Fontana
Date Original
2010
Object Description
1 PDF file (36 pages)
Copyright
©2010 Shaun Mark Artero Juan
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Juan, Shaun Mark Artero, "The Quiet Eye and the Effects of Anxiety on Visual Training and Perception in Sport" (2010). Graduate Research Papers. 4194.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4194
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