ATHLETE PERCEPTION OF TEAM COLLECTIVE EFFICACY THROUGH EYE-GAZE MONITORING
Author
Ryan, Emily
Abstract
Athletes continue to express the idea that there is a relationship between efficacy, decision making, and attention during performance. However, there has not been an explicit study of efficacy and its impact on athlete decision making and attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate if athlete efficacy plays a vital role in their decision making and attention during performance. To further understand efficacy it is important to examine perception of self and others through visual cues. Hintz et al. (2021) implies that an athlete uses visual cues such as posture and positioning of an opponent or teammate to anticipate their intentions and desired actions. Temporal occlusion is a strategy used to help identify the relationship between decision making and efficacy by identifying cues that influence predictions of future actions or to distinguish better and worse players. Better understanding athletes' attention in relation to efficacy and decision making may improve understanding on why athletes make the decisions they do, and telp identify weak areas of efficacy within the individual and team. Thirty collegiate female athletes are to complete a questionnaire assessing self-, other-, and collective efficacy prior to watching game clips based on their primary position. For each position (midfield, forward, defense) a good, bad, and neutral clip is shown. A GP3 eye tracker is used to gather information on athlete eye gaze when watching the clips. Each clip is played until a decision is made with the ball. Then video is occluded and the athlete will take a questionnaire that assesses decision making and efficacy. The data will be analyzed through correlations and mean comparisons. Correlations will be run to compare participants’ eye gaze and their efficacy levels. Mean comparisons will be used to analyze athlete how low and high efficacy relate to decision once the temporal occlusion occurs. Data collection is to be completed in the last week of February. The goal is to have all members of a collegiate soccer team participate. This study aims to support their assertion and help to increase confidence in individuals, teammates, and the team as a whole. Coaches can use the data from this study to help build confidence between individuals and the team which in turn will create a positive team dynamic.
Date
2023-05-08
Citation:
APA:
Ryan, Emily.
(May 2023).
ATHLETE PERCEPTION OF TEAM COLLECTIVE EFFICACY THROUGH EYE-GAZE MONITORING
(Honors Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13068.)
MLA:
Ryan, Emily.
ATHLETE PERCEPTION OF TEAM COLLECTIVE EFFICACY THROUGH EYE-GAZE MONITORING.
Honors Thesis. East Carolina University,
May 2023. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13068.
April 29, 2024.
Chicago:
Ryan, Emily,
“ATHLETE PERCEPTION OF TEAM COLLECTIVE EFFICACY THROUGH EYE-GAZE MONITORING”
(Honors Thesis., East Carolina University,
May 2023).
AMA:
Ryan, Emily.
ATHLETE PERCEPTION OF TEAM COLLECTIVE EFFICACY THROUGH EYE-GAZE MONITORING
[Honors Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
May 2023.
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East Carolina University