The Visual Search Strategies Underpinning Effective Observational Analysis in the Coaching of Climbing Movement.
coaching
education
expertise
eye tracking
gaze behavior
sport
think-aloud
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
02
12
2019
accepted:
24
04
2020
entrez:
17
7
2020
pubmed:
17
7
2020
medline:
17
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Despite the importance of effective observational analysis in coaching the technical aspects of climbing performance, limited research informs this aspect of climbing coach education. Thus, the purpose of the present research was to explore the feasibility and the utility of a novel methodology, combining eye tracking technology and cued retrospective think-aloud (RTA), to capture the cognitive-perceptual mechanisms that underpin the visual search behaviors of climbing coaches. An analysis of gaze data revealed that expert climbing coaches demonstrate fewer fixations of greater duration and fixate on distinctly different areas of the visual display than their novice counterparts. Cued RTA further demonstrated differences in the cognitive-perceptual mechanisms underpinning these visual search strategies, with expert coaches being more cognizant of their visual search strategy. To expand, the gaze behavior of expert climbing coaches was underpinned by hierarchical and complex knowledge structures relating to the principles of climbing movement. This enabled the expert coaches to actively focus on the most relevant aspects of a climber's performance for analysis. The findings demonstrate the utility of combining eye tracking and cued RTA interviewing as a new, efficient methodology of capturing the cognitive-perceptual processes of climbing coaches to inform coaching education/strategies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32670131
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01025
pmc: PMC7326104
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1025Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Mitchell, Maratos, Giles, Taylor, Butterworth and Sheffield.
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