Coaches’ pointing gestures as means to convey tactical information in basketball: an eye-tracking study

Chikha, Houssem Ben; Zoudji, Bachir; Khacharem, Aïmen

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2022.2138498

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“…The results are consistent with the expertise reversal effect which suggests that novice players profit more from highlighting cues than expert players since novice players are hardly able to disregard irrelevant details and do not automatically focus on relevant information. 3,58,60,72 In the case of a high level of expertise, signaling techniques (i.e., pointing gestures and gaze guidance) may contradict experts’ existing mental representation of new learning material. 41 This represents a conflict that needs to be resolved as it leads to additional extraneous cognitive load.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…1,2 Therefore, effective communication is important to help players to learn the strategies and tactics presented in practice. [3][4][5][6] During tactical training sessions, coaches spend most of their time giving information, instructions, or commands to athletes. 7 They also use static diagrams drawn on a tactical board to convey essential information about the game through verbal description.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…12,13 These attentional difficulties are supposed to be compensated by the presence of the coach's pointing gestures that draw players' attention toward the relevant information of the game. 3 However, as yet, there is little empirical evidence about whether the incorporation of other types of visual guidance (such as gaze cues) affects the effectiveness of pointing gestures, and thereby influences players' memorization of game elements.…”

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confidence: 99%

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An eye-tracking study of how coach's nonverbal communication affects memorization of basketball tactical scenes

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2023

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Numerous studies have been conducted to examine the effects of an instructor's pointing gestures on learning performance across a wide range of academic domains. There are, however, few clear instructional guidelines for enhancing learning from this visual guidance. This study tested the combined effects of the coach's pointing gesture and gaze guidance on attention and recall performance in field-based sports. This study used a 3 (control vs. gesture vs. gesture/gaze) × 2 (novice vs. expert) between-subjects factorial design. Results showed a significant interaction effect between expertise level and experimental conditions on visual attention and memorization performance. Novice players scored higher after studying tactical instructions with pointing gestures and gaze guidance than players who studied the same instructions with pointing gestures, who in turn performed better than players who received instructions without cues. Expert players showed the same level of performance when they received the instructions without cues and with pointing gestures. However, they showed lower performance (notably in the visual attention and the mental effort measures) when they received the video with pointing gestures and gaze guidance compared to the instructions without gestures and with pointing gestures. These results suggest that the effectiveness of nonverbal visual guidance changes depending on the players’ level of expertise.

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