title: Visual behaviors of soccer players while kicking with the inside of the foot.
abstract: This study analyzed the visual behaviors of soccer players while they kicked with the inside of the foot, which involved near and far aiming skills. Participants (N = 8) were required to step forward and kick a ball to hit a target. The top three scorers were defined as the High-score group, and the three low scorers were defined as the Low-score group. Analysis indicated that the High-score group was characterized by longer quiet eye durations, which were defined as the final fixation durations on the target prior to the initiation of a kicking movement, than the Low-score group in the preparation phase. The High-score group also set their visual pivot on the frontal space between the target and the ball in the kicking phase. These two visual behaviors of the High-score group are important for soccer players to kick a ball successfully with the inside of the foot.
authors: Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endoh, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, Japan 252-8520. tomoh@sfc.keio.ac.jp
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