Visual behaviors of soccer players while kicking with the inside of the foot

Percept Mot Skills. 2006 Feb;102(1):147-56. doi: 10.2466/pms.102.1.147-156.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Fixation, Ocular
  • Foot*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Movement*
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Soccer*
  • Visual Perception*