Review
Psychology, Mathematical
Christian Vater, Rob Gray, Alex O. Holcombe
Summary: This systematic review evaluates the scientific basis of Neurotracker, a popular perceptual-cognitive training tool in sports, and finds that the abilities claimed by the manufacturers may not be accurate according to the literature on cognitive functions and object tracking. The evidence for whether general cognitive skills can be tested and trained with Neurotracker, as well as whether these skills transfer to other domains, is limited and weak, highlighting the need for improved research methodologies in the future.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Annabelle Limballe, Richard Kulpa, Simon Bennett
Summary: Dynamic and interactive sports require athletes to quickly process relevant information and respond appropriately. Perceptual-cognitive skills are crucial for elite sporting performance. Recent research has explored the use of blurred stimuli to assess and train these skills. The findings show that blur can enhance performance and learning in novice participants, particularly when applied to peripheral stimuli. However, its effects on intermediate and expert level participants remain uncertain.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Neurosciences
Florian Heilmann, Henrietta Weinberg, Rainer Wollny
Summary: This meta-analysis evaluates the effects of open-skill exercising (OSE) and closed-skill exercising (CSE) on executive functions (EFs). The results suggest that OSE is beneficial for the development of EFs, with small to moderate effect sizes observed for different subdomains of EFs. The study rejects the hypothesis that sport modes with similar cognitive demands have the smallest effect sizes and proposes new approaches for sport categorization.
Review
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Jose Ramon Sanabria Navarro, Yahilina Silveira Perez, Lisbet Guillen Pereira, Manuel de Jesus Cortina Nunez
Summary: The advent of the big data era has opened up new opportunities and challenges for sports training management, improving traditional training methods. A literature review revealed new trends and innovative designs in sports training management, emphasizing the importance of holistic and interdisciplinary research approaches.
RETOS-NUEVAS TENDENCIAS EN EDUCACION FISICA DEPORTE Y RECREACION
(2023)
Article
Psychology
Samuel G. Robson, Jason M. Tangen, Rachel A. Searston
Summary: This study used a longitudinal randomized control experiment to compare the effects of specific practice and varied practice on perceptual learning and transfer. The results showed that specific practice led to better improvement and transfer on the trained task with untrained fingerprint images compared to varied practice. However, varied practice did not show better performance with novel categories in the short term, but it may lead to more generalizable skill in the long term.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-HUMAN PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Chun-Hao Wang, Hao-Lun Fu, Shih-Chun Kao, David Moreau, Cheng-Ta Yang
Summary: This study used a non-parametric approach to assess cognitive performance at the level of reaction time distribution and found that interceptive sport athletes had shorter mean reaction time when processing distracting information, while strategic sport athletes showed higher resilience capacity in early responses. These findings indicate that the two types of open-skill sports may have different processing specificities, potentially reflecting domain-specific rules and requirements.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Alexandra Lascu, Wayne Spratford, David B. Pyne, Naroa Etxebarria
Summary: The study found that moderate to extensive Representative Learning Design (RLD) can promote skill development in amateur cricketers, providing a viable option for coach education and training design at the foundation level of cricket.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Physiology
Shengyao Luo, Kim Geok Soh, Kim Lam Soh, He Sun, Nasnoor Juzaily Mohd Nasiruddin, Congxin Du, Xiuwen Zhai
Summary: This study provides a critical review of the existing literature on the effect of core training on athletes' skill performance. It suggests that core training can improve skill performance in various sports and recommends integrating core training into athletes' daily routines.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Tammie van Biemen, Daniel Muller, David L. Mann
Summary: Visual experience is crucial for referee decision-making. Video training is suitable for discrete scenarios in football, but not for open-play scenarios. With the development of virtual reality (VR), it is found that VR can replicate on-field behavior and serve as a representative training environment for referees to improve their performance.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Chen-Chieh Liao, Dong-Hyun Hwang, Hideki Koike
Summary: This study proposes a golf swing analysis tool using neural networks to help beginners improve their sports skills by comparing motion sequences and specifying significant differences. The system provides interpretable clues and intermediate pose restoration to facilitate users' understanding and self-training. The unsupervised learning method used in this approach is significant for future applications and research in sports and skill training processes.
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Jiyong Lv, Xiangzhi Jiang, Ang Jiang
Summary: With the rapid development of science and technology and economy, fewer people are engaging in offline sports activities, mainly due to the high cost of gyms. This paper discusses the potential and advantages of applying artificial intelligence and virtual reality technology in sports skill training.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS & MOBILE COMPUTING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Brendan Parsons, Jocelyn Faubert
Summary: This study presents a highly efficient closed-loop paradigm that uses real-time brain activity to improve learning performance in a perceptual-cognitive training scenario. Results show significant improvements in learning speed and degree when manipulating tasks using real-time brain signals. Superior performance persists even after the feedback signal is removed, suggesting that this paradigm could address the limitations of neurofeedback and cognitive enhancement techniques.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
David Eager, Karlos Ishac, Shilei Zhou, Imam Hossain
Summary: The study successfully reproduces the knuckleball effect in soccer using a smart ball system and shows that the trajectory changes are smaller compared to professional games.
Article
Sport Sciences
Thomas Perri, Machar Reid, Alistair Murphy, Kieran Howle, Rob Duffield
Summary: This study analyzed the accuracy of a wearable technology prototype algorithm for detecting tennis strokes. The algorithm accurately quantified serves, forehand and backhand drives, but had poor detection accuracy for shadow swings and misclassified other stroke types.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Victor Francisco, Arnaud Decatoire, Christel Bidet-Ildei
Summary: Observational learning has a positive impact on the acquisition of judo techniques among judoka, according to a study within the theoretical framework of embodied cognition.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Joshua M. Adie, Ian Renshaw, Remco Polman, David L. Mann
Summary: The study found no evidence of home advantage in umpires' leg-before-wicket decisions. In fact, there was evidence that in some instances, umpires disadvantaged the home team. This suggests that the increased professionalism of sports officials and the scrutiny they are placed under may lead umpires to reduce or even overcompensate for any existing biases in their decision making.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Kai Krabben, David Mann, Maria Lojanica, Daniel Mueller, Nadia Dominici, John van der Kamp, Geert Savelsbergh
Summary: This study used eye tracking and motion capture systems to find that judokas predominantly fixate on their opponent's chest during combat sports, requiring at least a 30-40 degree radius visual field to simultaneously monitor both hands of the opponent most of the time. These findings have important implications for visually impaired Paralympic judo athletes.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Oliver R. Runswick, David L. Mann, Shivraj Mand, Alan Fletcher, Peter M. Allen
Summary: Research suggests that adopting a reversed stance in golf can provide advantages, potentially linked to the position of the preferred hand rather than ambidexterity or dominant eye. Professional or category 1 golfers are more likely to choose a reversed stance, with the advantage possibly associated with a left-hand preference.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Daniel Fortin-Guichard, H. J. C. Ravensbergen, Kai Krabben, Peter M. Allen, David L. Mann
Summary: The study found that in VI swimming, visual acuity was the best predictor of total race time, with decision tree analysis suggesting that only two classes are necessary for legitimate competition.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2022)
Article
Communication
Ellen Droog, Christian Burgers, David L. Mann
Summary: Satirical news has the potential to influence viewers' political opinions, but the effects are mixed. This study found that viewers' self-reported and physiological responses can be influenced by satire, but their attitudes are mainly influenced by emotions. Positive emotions mediate the relationship between satire and message-congruent attitudes.
MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
T. van Biemen, R. R. D. Oudejans, G. J. P. Savelsbergh, F. Zwenk, D. L. Mann
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the visual search behavior of elite and sub-elite football referees when calling a foul during a match. The results revealed that elite referees had a higher search rate compared to sub-elites, but there were no differences in where they allocated their gaze. Correct decisions were associated with lower gaze structure, while incorrect decisions relied on more structured gaze patterns.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2023)
Article
Communication
Christian Burgers, Tammie van Biemen, Ruben van Eeghen, David L. Mann
Summary: This article examines the impact of verbal framing by soccer referees on spectator perceptions of referee competence. The results indicate that relational frames increase perceptions of respectfulness and communication skills compared to procedural frames.
COMMUNICATION & SPORT
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Daniel Fortin-Guichard, Inge Huberts, Jurrit Sanders, Ruud van Elk, David L. Mann, Geert J. P. Savelsbergh
Summary: Talent identification in football is complex, and this study found that the 30 m sprint speed is the best indicator for predicting selection into a professional football academy, with other predictors or their rate of change not improving the prediction.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Joshua M. Adie, Ian Renshaw, Remco Polman, David L. Mann
Summary: This study found that cricket umpires are not influenced by expectation bias associated with batting order, as they are more likely to base their decisions on the actual performance of the batters as the batting order progresses. It highlights the importance of controlling for decision correctness when exploring bias in sport officials' decisions.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Eldre W. Beukes, Niall Hynes, David L. Mann, Roger Hawkes, Prakash Jayabalan, Peter M. Allen
Summary: The objective of this study was to identify facilitators and barriers to participation in vision impaired golf. Interviews with vision impaired golfers, guides, and novices revealed the benefits, facilitators, and challenges of playing the sport. The role of guides and future developments were also discussed. The results highlight the practical, financial, and logistical challenges contributing to participation restrictions, and emphasize the importance of support networks and a sport-specific eligibility system for promoting vision impaired golf in the future.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Christian Vater, David L. Mann
Summary: High-level athletes can predict the actions of an opposing player through their gaze behavior. Research shows that in cricket, players first track the ball with their eyes and then make predictive saccades to the anticipated bounce and contact points. The study found that the information gathered through smooth-pursuit eye movements (SPEMs) is sufficient to predict when the object will hit the target location, and additional peripheral monitoring does not improve performance.
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-PSYCHOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Anna M. Martin, Donghyun Ryu, Robin C. Jackson, David L. Mann
Summary: Para sport classification aims to reduce the influence of impairments in competition. This study used a Delphi survey to gather expert opinions on how to structure goalball classification. The findings provide important insights for developing an evidence-based classification system for goalball.
ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUARTERLY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Tammie van Biemen, Daniel Muller, David L. Mann
Summary: Visual experience is crucial for referee decision-making. Video training is suitable for discrete scenarios in football, but not for open-play scenarios. With the development of virtual reality (VR), it is found that VR can replicate on-field behavior and serve as a representative training environment for referees to improve their performance.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Ryan Raffan, David L. Mann, Geert J. P. Savelsbergh
Summary: Skilled actors use deception to disrupt opponents' perceptual ability, and this study found that skilled deceivers are better at anticipating highly deceptive actions and discriminating between deceptive and non-deceptive actions than less-skilled deceivers.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Hiroki Nakamoto, Kazunobu Fukuhara, Taiga Torii, Ryota Takamido, David L. Mann
Summary: This study investigated how baseball batters integrate kinematic and ball-flight information when estimating ball speed. The results showed that the motion speed of the pitcher's motion influenced the perceived ball speed, with a stronger effect observed when ball-flight information was less reliable. Skilled batters were more likely to integrate the two sources of information based on their relative reliability.
FRONTIERS IN SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING
(2022)
