van Paridon, Kjell N. and Lally, J. and Robertson, Paul J. and Basevitch, Itay and Timmis, Matthew A. (2022) Adaptations in Visual Search Behaviour as a Function of Expertise in Rugby Union Players Completing Attacking Scenarios. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. p. 837558. ISSN 1664-1078
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Abstract
The current study investigated the adaptations which occur in visual search behaviour as a function of expertise in rugby union players when completing attacking scenarios. Ten experienced players (EP) and ten novice players (NP) completed 2 vs. 1 attacking game scenarios. Starting with the ball in hand and wearing a mobile eye tracker throughout, participants were required to score a try against a defender. The scenarios allowed for a pass to their supporting player (Spin Pass or Switch) or trying to run past the defender (Take-Player-On or Dummy Switch). No between group differences were found in fixating on the supporting attacking player (p > 0.05). However, EP increased the length (p = 0.008) and frequency (p = 0.004) looking at the area immediately ahead of the supporting player, particularly when executing a spin pass. NP fixated longer (p = 0.005) and more frequently (p = 0.032) at the defender, whilst EP fixated more frequently in the space the supporting player would run into in Switch and Dummy Switch scenarios (p = 0.025). More successful passes were completed and tries scored by EP compared to NP (p = 0.001). Differences in visual search behaviour between experienced and NP suggest that the experts extract information from areas directly related to guiding the motor action; the space immediately ahead of the support player to pass the ball in. Contrastingly, novices use a more allocentric perspective where the actions from the defender are used to guide their motor actions.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Keywords: | visual search behaviour, eye tracking, rugby, representative design, expertise |
Faculty: | Faculty of Science & Engineering |
SWORD Depositor: | Symplectic User |
Depositing User: | Symplectic User |
Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2022 10:01 |
Last Modified: | 31 May 2022 16:18 |
URI: | https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/707461 |
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