Gaze Behavior in Basketball Free Throws Developed in Constant
and Variable Practice

J 2019

Gaze Behavior in Basketball Free Throws Developed in Constant and Variable Practice

CZYŻ, Stanisław Henryk, Martin ZVONAŘ, Zbigniew BORYSIUK, Jiří NYKODÝM, Piotr OLEŚNIEWICZ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Gaze Behavior in Basketball Free Throws Developed in Constant and Variable Practice

Authors

CZYŻ, Stanisław Henryk (616 Poland, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Martin ZVONAŘ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zbigniew BORYSIUK (616 Poland), Jiří NYKODÝM (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Piotr OLEŚNIEWICZ (616 Poland)

Edition

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel (Switzerland), MDPI AG, 2019, 1660-4601

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30306 Sport and fitness sciences

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.849

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/19:00111653

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203875

UT WoS

000494779100089

Keywords in English

skill acquisition; gaze behavior; practice conditions; especial skill

Abstract

V originále

There are a limited number of studies focusing on the mechanisms explaining why variable practice gives an advantage in a novel situation and constant practice in performance in trained conditions. We hypothesized that this may be due to the different gaze behavior that is developed under different conditions. Twenty participants, randomly assigned to two different groups, practiced basketball free throws for three consecutive days, performing 100 throws per day. The constant group (n = 10) practiced at a free throw distance (4.57 m) only. The variable practice group (n = 10) randomly performed 20 shots per five throw distances (3.35, 3.96, 4.57, 5.18, and 5.79 m) on each day, also accumulating 100 shots per day. We analyzed the total gaze fixation duration, a number of fixations, and the average fixation duration on a basketball rim in a pretest and posttest at the 4.57 m distance. We computed a linear mixed model with test (pretest-posttest), group (constant-variable), and test x group interaction in order to analyze the total fixation duration and number of fixations. The average fixation duration was analyzed with a repeated measure two-way ANOVA, with practice conditions as a between-participants factor and test type as a within-participants factor. We found that the total fixation duration increased significantly in the posttest, regardless of the practice conditions (p < 0.001, effect size = 0.504). The number of fixations also increased significantly in the posttest (p = 0.037, effect size = 0.246). The average fixation duration increased in both groups; however, insignificantly. We also did not find any significant differences between groups. Our results suggest that variable and constant practice conditions may lead to the development of similar gaze behavior.

Citovat

CZYŻ, Stanisław Henryk, Martin ZVONAŘ, Zbigniew BORYSIUK, Jiří NYKODÝM and Piotr OLEŚNIEWICZ. Gaze Behavior in Basketball Free Throws Developed in Constant and Variable Practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Basel (Switzerland): MDPI AG, 2019, vol. 16, No 20, p. 3875-3886. ISSN 1660-4601. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203875.

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CZY$\backslash$.Z, Stanisław Henryk, Martin ZVONAŘ, Zbigniew BORYSIUK, Jiří NYKODÝM and Piotr OLE$\backslash$'SNIEWICZ. Gaze Behavior in Basketball Free Throws Developed in Constant and Variable Practice. \textit{International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}. Basel (Switzerland): MDPI AG, 2019, vol.~16, No~20, p.~3875-3886. ISSN~1660-4601. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203875.

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