Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing Perspectives
Volleyball spiking requires defenders to possess exceptional anticipatory skills. However, most volleyball defense video eye-tracking studies have used fixed or off-court perspectives, failing to replicate real-world environments. This study explored different visual search behaviors between elite a...
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| description | Volleyball spiking requires defenders to possess exceptional anticipatory skills. However, most volleyball defense video eye-tracking studies have used fixed or off-court perspectives, failing to replicate real-world environments. This study explored different visual search behaviors between elite and novice volleyball players from various viewing perspectives using video eye tracking. We examined spiking anticipation in 14 competitive elite, 13 semi-elite, and 11 novice players. We captured spiking videos from three on-court perspectives using GoPro cameras mounted on the defenders’ heads, closely replicating real game scenarios. For comparison, we recorded baseline videos using a fixed camera. The present study revealed that competitive and semi-elite players demonstrated higher accuracy than novices. Competitive elite players used fewer fixations, indicating that their superior performance was related to stable visual search patterns. All participant groups, regardless of skill level, showed similar visual allocation among areas of interest (AOIs). However, notable differences in visual search patterns and AOI allocation were observed between baseline and on-court perspective videos. From the baseline perspective, the participants primarily utilized global perception and peripheral vision, focusing more on the setter zone or the spiker’s trunk. Conversely, from the on-court perspective, they employed more fixations, focusing more intensely on the spiker’s detailed movements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03493bd1769c44d3822859b02be4bd182024-03-27T13:21:22ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-02-0114316310.3390/bs14030163Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing PerspectivesRuihan Zhu0Deze Zou1Keji Wang2Chunmei Cao3Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, ChinaVolleyball spiking requires defenders to possess exceptional anticipatory skills. However, most volleyball defense video eye-tracking studies have used fixed or off-court perspectives, failing to replicate real-world environments. This study explored different visual search behaviors between elite and novice volleyball players from various viewing perspectives using video eye tracking. We examined spiking anticipation in 14 competitive elite, 13 semi-elite, and 11 novice players. We captured spiking videos from three on-court perspectives using GoPro cameras mounted on the defenders’ heads, closely replicating real game scenarios. For comparison, we recorded baseline videos using a fixed camera. The present study revealed that competitive and semi-elite players demonstrated higher accuracy than novices. Competitive elite players used fewer fixations, indicating that their superior performance was related to stable visual search patterns. All participant groups, regardless of skill level, showed similar visual allocation among areas of interest (AOIs). However, notable differences in visual search patterns and AOI allocation were observed between baseline and on-court perspective videos. From the baseline perspective, the participants primarily utilized global perception and peripheral vision, focusing more on the setter zone or the spiker’s trunk. Conversely, from the on-court perspective, they employed more fixations, focusing more intensely on the spiker’s detailed movements.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/3/163expertvolleyballspikedefensevisual search behavioreye tracking |
| spellingShingle | Ruihan Zhu Deze Zou Keji Wang Chunmei Cao Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing Perspectives Behavioral Sciences expert volleyball spike defense visual search behavior eye tracking |
| title | Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing Perspectives |
| title_full | Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing Perspectives |
| title_short | Expert Performance in Action Anticipation: Visual Search Behavior in Volleyball Spiking Defense from Different Viewing Perspectives |
| title_sort | expert performance in action anticipation visual search behavior in volleyball spiking defense from different viewing perspectives |
| topic | expert volleyball spike defense visual search behavior eye tracking |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/3/163 |
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