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- Title
The Change of Gaze Behavior, Eye-Head Coordination, and Temporal Characteristics of Swing by Task Constraints in Tennis Volley Strokes.
- Authors
Seungha Park
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine how gaze behavior and eye-head coordination were farmed to acquire visual information for successful performance, and to examine the relationship between gaze behavior and temporal characteristics of swing in the tennis volley stroke. Eight elite players were required to do a volley stroke to one of two target areas in four conditions (pre-cue and forehand only, pre-cue and fore/backhand combination, post-cue and forehand only, and post-cue and fore/backhand combination). The data on gaze behavior and temporal characteristics of the swing were collected using both VIA system and motion analysis system. A laser sensor was used to manipulate the cue light time for target presentation. Results showed that gaze behavior was affected by the manipulation of cue condition. Participants used an earlier first gaze shift, earlier quiet eye onset, longer quiet eye duration and longer eye-head stabilization duration in pre-cue condition than in post-cue condition. However, there were no significant effects of the manipulation of the volley stroke direction on gaze behavior. Gaze behavior was also affected by shot accuracy, with an earlier first gaze shift, earlier quiet eye onset, longer quiet eye duration and longer eye-head stabilization duration during hits than misses. During the backswing, participants used an earlier initiation and slower swing in pre-cue condition and forehand only condition, and during hits. But there were no significant effects of both manipulation of task constraints and shot accuracy on temporal characteristics of the forward swing. Lastly, the initiation time and movement time of backswing had a higher relation to gaze behavior, such as the first shift of gaze, quiet eye onset and quiet eye duration, during hits than misses. But there was no significant correlation between gaze behavior and temporal characteristics of forward swing during hits.
- Publication
International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 2005, Vol 17, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1598-2939
- Publication type
Academic Journal