The effect of sports vision training on decision making, gaze behavior and learning tennis serve skill

Khajavi, Daryoush; Ghotbi Varzaneh, Ahmad; Zamanifard, Niloufar

doi:10.22089/mbj.2024.16066.2132

The effect of sports vision training on decision making, gaze behavior and learning tennis serve skill

Document Type : Research Paper

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

² Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Analysis, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

³ Education Organization of Isfahan

https://doi.org/10.22089/mbj.2024.16066.2132

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of the effect of sports vision training on decision making, gaze behavior and learning tennis serve skills. In this semi-experimental research, which was carried out with a repeated measurement design (pre-test-post-test-retention), 30 beginner male tennis players of Isfahan Khaneh Complex with an age range of 20 to 30 were selected as available and divided into 2 groups of sports vision training and control. In the pre-test phase, the participants performed 12 tennis serves, and the gaze behavior of the participants during the operation was also measured. Also, the service performance of the participants was recorded by a GoPro camera. Then, the experimental group performed the desired exercises for 8 weeks and 3 sessions per week, each session lasting 30 minutes. During this period, the control group performed their daily activities. After the end of the 24 training sessions, the post-test phase, and two weeks after the last session, the retention phase was carried out as in the pre-test phase. The obtained data were analyzed by the mix Anova analyse. The results showed that sports vision training has a significant effect on improving decision-making, increasing the length of the quiet eye period, and increasing tennis serve performance (P<0.05). In general, the results of the present study emphasize the importance of sports vision exercises and it is suggested that coaches pay attention to this type of exercise when working with new tennis players.
Keywords: sport vision training, gaze behavior, decision making, tennis

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