3D Perceptual-cognitive training and assessment of athletes
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Differences in perceptual- cognitive skills in team, individual, and non- athletes, and effects of dual-tasking on multiple object tracking. Robert Gronbeck. Cairns Sports Performance Clinic, Cairns, Australia
3D Perceptual-cognitive training and assessment of athletes
1. Differences in perceptual-cognitive skills in team,
individual, and non- athletes, and effects of dual-tasking on
multiple object tracking. Robert Gronbeck. Cairns Sports
Performance Clinic, Cairns, Australia
2. Areas covered Acknowledgements What Im really interested in
A tale of two meta-analyses Two empirical approaches Moderator
variables A new method emerges Transferability effects Meet our
sample Experience the Neurotracker Results Explanation &
reflection Upping the ante Meet our sub-sample Dual-task
performance Results Achieving mastery Explanation & reflection
Limitations Future directions In summary Q & A or play 2
3. Acknowledgements I Would Like to Thank: James Cook
University, Cairns, Australia Dr Jocelyn Faubert, University
Montreal Dr Nerina Caltabiano, Honours Supervisor Family &
friends encouraged & supported me We Stand On The Shoulders of
Giants 3
4. Faster, bigger, stronger trends 4
5. What Im really interested in: Perceptual-Cognitive Skills
Major Focus of Study Measuring Visual Tracking Speed (VTS) Dual
Task Performance Secondary focus Decision making motor tasks and
VTS Individual Differences Individual and team sport athletes with
non-athletes 5
6. A tale of two meta-analyses Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise
(2007, 2010) Elite athletes possess superior procedural/declarative
knowledge, decision making, cue utilisation, & attentional
allocation capacities. Common research variables include response
accuracy, reaction time, fixations, saccades, and quiet eye. No
tasks of executive function or dual task performance included.
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7. Two empirical approaches Expert performance approach Sports
specific content creates ecological saliency where expertise can be
observed. Cognitive component skills approach Non-specific,
non-sport related assessments to measure cognitive capacities.
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8. Moderator variables Sport Type Interceptive, Strategic,
Other Static, Interceptive, Strategic Paradigm Recall, recognition,
occlusion, decision making, anticipation, spatial & temporal.
Presentation Video, static, field 3D a suggested improvement 8
9. A new method emerges 3D Multiple object tracking (3D-MOT)
Impact of stereoscopic vision & 3D representation on MOT
performance. (Tinjust, Allard & Faubert, 2008). Professional,
elite, non-athletes. (Faubert, 2013) . Professional basketballers,
positions & player statistics (Hoffman, 2014). Findings MOT
speed dependent on athlete level, position played, 3D presentation,
and positively correlated to basketball stats. 9
10. 10 3D Multiple object tracking (3D-MOT) Experienced amateur
footballers & passing accuracy (Romeas, 2014) Enhanced
cognitive function using perceptual-cognitive training (Parsons,
2014). Improving performance task attention. (Parsons, Bates &
Faubert, 2013). Findings Training with 3D-MOT enhanced passing
accuracy, cognitive function & neuroelectric brain function.
Transferability effects
11. Participants n = 131 (n = 14 non-athletes) 69.5% team sport
(n = 91) 19.8% individual sport (n = 26) Age Levels 19.1% under 15
(n = 25) 24.4% 15 20 (n = 32) 32.8% 20 35 (n = 43) 23.7% 35+ (n =
31) 11 Meet our sample
12. 12 Experience the Neurotracker
13. Results 13 Individual differences Athlete VTS was
significantly higher (M = 0.94) than non-athletes (M = 0.49),
p