Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

Effect of Directing Visual Attention through Light Points on Gaze Behavior and Response Accuracy in Badminton Clear Shot: An Investigation from a Simple Heuristic Perspective

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Maryam Soltani 1
Parvaneh Shamsipour Dehkordi 2
Maryam Khalaji 3
1 MS, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
10.48308/mbsp.2023.231634.1204
Abstract
Purpose: In sports environments, athletes' eyes convey information about the direction of attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of directing visual attention through light points on gaze behavior in badminton clear shots.
Methods: Thirty-six participants were selected and voluntarily participated in the research, randomly divided into experimental and control groups. In the pre-test, immediate retention, and delayed retention phases, 50 trials of the badminton clear shot, occluded at shuttle-racket contact, were used to study gaze behavior and accuracy. The experimental group had red transparent light to direct attention, while the control group predicted direction in 400 trials without direction.
Results: Results showed that in the immediate and delayed retention tests, the total fixation duration and fixation duration on the trunk, hand, and racket were higher in the visual orientation group compared to the pre-test. The total number of fixations and fixations in those areas were lower than the pre-test.
Conclusion: Novices improve their ability to search for meaningful signs through perceptual-cognitive exercises, demonstrating a simple heuristic perspective in beginners.
 
Keywords
Attention
Fixation
Priming
Badminton
Subjects

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Sports Psychology
Volume 16, Issue 1
2024
Pages 75-91

  • Receive Date 15 May 2023
  • Revise Date 11 August 2023
  • Accept Date 16 September 2023