Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences

Comparing Visual Search Behavior among the Expert and Near-Expert Players in Basketball Jump Shots; An Ex Post Facto Study

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of Cognitive Sciences and Behavior, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Cognitive Sciences and Behavior, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Cognitive Sciences and Behavior, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: One of the subcategories of studies about expertise is the study of visual skills involved in the performance of the expertise. Many researchers have tried to offer different solutions by comparing these skills among expert and near-expert players. The current study aimed to compare visual search behavior in skilled and near-skilled players at basketball jump shot.Materials and Methods: The participants were basketball players who were divided to skilled and near-skilled ones based on the years of playing and the league they play in. To record and collect research data, sensomotoric instruments (SMI) eye tracking glasses with 60 Hz sample rate were used. All participants performed some jump shot and data related with gaze behavior (number of fixations and fixation duration) were collected and compared using independent t test.Results: There was a significant different in number of fixations (P = 0.040) and no significant different in fixation duration between skilled and near-skilled participants.Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it concluded that gaze behavior can be one of the distinguishing factors of different skill levels, which focus on it can help to improve the expertise performance in sport by identifying more important and effective factors in training.

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Article Title [فارسی]

مقایسه رفتارهای جستجوی بینایی افراد ماهر و نیمه ماهر در شوت جفت بسکتبال: طرح پس‌رویدادی

Authors [فارسی]

  • سمیرا معینی‌راد 1
  • بهروز عبدلی 2
  • علیرضا فارسی 2
  • نصور احمدی 3

1 دانشجوی دکتری، گروه علوم شناختی و رفتاری، دانشکده تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

2 دانشیار، گروه علوم شناختی و رفتاری، دانشکده تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

3 استادیار، گروه علوم شناختی و رفتاری، دانشکده تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

Abstract [فارسی]

مقدمه: یکی از زیر شاخه‌های مطالعاتی در مورد خبرگی، بررسی مهارت‌های بینایی درگیر در عملکرد خبرگی است. محققان زیادی سعی نموده‌اند تا با مقایسه این مهارت‌ها در بین ورزشکاران خبره و مبتدی، راه‌حل‌های متفاوتی را به منظور ارتقای عملکرد خبرگی ارایه دهند. هدف پژوهش حاضر نیز مقایسه رفتارهای جستجوی بینایی بازیکنان ماهر و نیمه ماهر بسکتبال در شوت جفت بسکتبال بود.مواد و روش‌ها: آزمودنی‌های تحقیق شامل بازیکنان بسکتبال بودند که بر اساس سال‌های تجربه و بازی در سطوح متفاوت رقابت (تیم ملی، لیگ برتر و دسته 3-1 کشور) به گروه ماهر و نیمه ماهر تقسیم شدند. برای ثبت و جمع‌آوری داده‌های تحقیق، از دستگاه ردیاب چشمی (Eye tracking glasses) مدل Sensomotoric instruments (SMI) با قابلیت تصویربرداری 60 هرتز استفاده شد. به طور کلی، تمام شرکت کننده‌ها (ماهر و نیمه ماهر) تعدادی شوت به سمت حلقه بسکتبال اجرا می‌کردند و اطلاعات مرتبط با خیرگی آن‌ها شامل تعداد تثبیت‌ها و مدت تثبیت‌ها ثبت می‌شد و در نهایت، به منظور مقایسه رفتارهای خیرگی شرکت کنندگان از آزمون Independent t استفاده شد.یافته‌ها: بین تعداد تثبیت‌ها در افراد ماهر و نیمه ماهر، تفاوت معنی‌داری وجود داشت (040/0 = P). با این حال، در مدت تثبیت‌ها در افراد ماهر و نیمه ماهر، تفاوت معنی‌داری دیده نشد.نتیجه‎گیری: بر اساس نتایج تحقیق حاضر، می‌توان به طور کلی نتیجه‌گیری کرد که رفتار خیرگی، می‌تواند یکی از عوامل متمایز کننده در سطوح مهارتی مختلف باشد که تمرکز بر آن، می‌تواند در بهبود عملکرد خبرگی در ورزش از طریق روشن‌تر شدن عوامل مهم در تمرین و آموزش مؤثرتر کمک کند.

Keywords [فارسی]

  • تثبیت چشم
  • خیرگی
  • بسکتبال
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Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences
Volume 13, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
March 2018
Pages 303-308
  • Receive Date: 24 June 2018
  • Revise Date: 06 July 2022
  • Accept Date: 22 May 2022
  • First Publish Date: 22 May 2022