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Multiple object tracking in sport: attention and efficacy

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 The 14th European Congress of Sport Psychology,
Switzerland, Bern, 14-19 July 2015

Multiple object tracking in sport: attention and efficacy

Alyona Grushko 1, 2
Konstantin Bochaver 1
Vladimir Kasatkin 1
1 – Moscow Center of Innovative Sport Technologies and Team Exercises Training
2 - Lomonosov Moscow State University
Moscow, Russia

Introduction. The relations of attention skills and sport Visual tracking speed and Sport type
performance often discussed in sport science (Kluka & Mann-Whitney test found no statistical differences in multiple
Knudson, 1997; Eccles et al., 2006; Vickers, 2007; Beauchamp object tracking ability between groups: football, basketball, rock-
et al., 2012, etc.). According to Neideffer’ theory (1976), we climbing and combat sports. In contrast, we found the significant
supposed that a wide focus of attention is important for ball, differences between cyclic sport and a) football (p<0,001); b)
combat and extreme sports because efficiency of technical basketball (p<0,05); c) combat sports (p<0,05); d) extreme sports
and tactical skills is closely related to ability of controlling (p<0,05).
different fast-moving events in visual space (personal Effectiveness of visual processing is
movements, teammates or counterparts actions, etc.) connected with sport type: athletes of
Therefore, abilities to maintain focus of attention on ball, combat and extreme sports are
different targets become a crucial component for sport more successful in multiple object
performance (Rawat, 2014; Mangine et al., 2014). The aim of tracking than cyclic sports.
the present study was to identify differences in multiple
tracking objects ability depending on sport type.
Method: multiple object tracking ability was assessed by Visual tracking speed and Inattentional Blindness
the completion of 1 core session of Neurotracker
(CogniSens, Canada). Visual tracking speed – the fastest No statistical correlations
speed in which athlete did task with 100% of accuracy. The with the scales of
first (start speed) = 68 cm*s-1. All athletes were tested inattentional blindness test
unfamiliar to the Neurotracker device. (Gusev, Mikhailova,
Utochkin, 2014).

Structured / unstructured
conditions

Visual tracking speed and refocusing

There is a negative correlation of visual tracking
speed & tempo in refocusing task (“Black-Red
tables” (Shulte-Platonov): (r= -,514; p<0,001).

Participants: 215 Russian athletes participated in the

research: ball sports (football, basketball, tennis), combat Visual tracking speed and Reaction time
sports (sambo & judo, taekwondo, kickboxing), extreme We found out a negative correlation of
sports (rock-climbing, alpinism), cyclic sports (swimming, visual tracking speed (the average score of
track and field) and shooting sports (rifle, pistol, archery). 3 trainings) & reaction time. Reaction time
Age: from 10 to 35 y.o. was assessed by the completion 1-minute
Visual tracking speed and Sport Experience «Proactive» session on Dynavision D2 (r= -
0,436; p<0,01)
* in football, N=79:
effectiveness of multiple
target tracking ability is
strongly connected with
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