Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning

Scientific Journal

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¹ Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Arak, Arak, Iran.

² Department of Behavior and Cognitive Sciences in Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

³ Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, .

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsmdl.2024.369362.1758

Abstract

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.

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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning

Volume 16, Issue 4
December 2024
Pages 87-106

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