Niloufar Zamani Fard; Khajavi Daryoush; Ahmad Ghotbi Varzaneh
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Introduction: With the advent of research about the relationship between vision skills and sports performance, vision training was logical as the next step to provide an advantage for athletes. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effect of sports vision training and quiet eye training ...
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Introduction: With the advent of research about the relationship between vision skills and sports performance, vision training was logical as the next step to provide an advantage for athletes. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effect of sports vision training and quiet eye training on decision-making, gaze behavior, and learning tennis serves in novice tennis players.Methods: In this quasi-experimental research, which was conducted with a mixed design (within- and between- groups), 30 novice male tennis players from Khaneh-e-Isfahan complex, Isfahan City, with an age range between 20 to 30 years, were selected conveniently, and were assigned in two Quiet Eye training and Sports Vision training groups (15 people in each group). In the pre-test phase, the participants performed 12 tennis serves, and the participants' gaze behavior (quiet eye) was also measured during the trials. Also, the participants' tennis serve performances were recorded by a GoPro camera. Then, the experimental groups performed the determined training for eight weeks and three sessions per week and each session lasted for 30 minutes. After the end of 24 training sessions, the post-test phase was conducted. Two weeks after the last session, the retention phase was conducted. The obtained data were analyzed using the Mixed Model Analysis of Variance test.Results: The results showed that the quiet eye training resulted in better performance and learning of the tennis serve, a greater increase in the duration of the quiet eye period, and better decision-making compared to sports vision training (P<0.05).Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the effectiveness of quiet eye training on motor and perceptual-cognitive skills compared to sports vision training.
Niloufar Zamani Fard; Daryoush Khajavi; Ahmad Ghotbi Varzaneh
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Introduction and Purpose: the current study was to examine the effect of quiet eye training on decision making, gaze behavior and tennis service skill learning.Methods: In this semi-experimental study, which was performed with a pre-test-post-test design with a 14-day follow-up period, ...
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Introduction and Purpose: the current study was to examine the effect of quiet eye training on decision making, gaze behavior and tennis service skill learning.Methods: In this semi-experimental study, which was performed with a pre-test-post-test design with a 14-day follow-up period, 30 novices male tennis players of Isfahan House with an age range of 20 to 30 were selected and those located in quiet eye training and control groups. In the pre-test phase, the participants performed 12 tennis services, which also measured the participants' gaze behavior during the operation. Participants' service was also recorded by GoPro camera to measure decision making. In addition, participants' performance was recorded by the researcher. Then, the experimental group performed the desired exercises for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week and 30 minutes per session. During this period, the control group performed their daily activities. At the end of 24 practice sessions, the post-test phase, and two weeks after the last session, the retention phase was performed as the pre-test phase. Data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance.Results: The results showed that quiet eye training have a significant effect on improving decision making, increasing the length of the quiet eye period and increasing the performance of the tennis service (P <0.05).Conclusion: The results of this study support the pre programming hypothesis that the importance of planning and choosing the correct answer.
