Title: Visual perception and action in sport /
Authors: Williams, A. M. 1965-; Davids, K. 1953-; Williams, J. G. P.
Publisher: E&FN Spon,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Sports Psychological aspects; Visual perception.
Abstract: "Visual Perception and Action in Sport examines the information which is perceived by the human visual system and the way it is utilised to support actions in sport."--BOOK JACKET. "The book is divided into three sections: an overview of the dominant traditional model of perception and action (the information processing approach) followed by an exploration of the processes which underpin perception and action; an alternative to the traditional model and examination of the prevailing theoretical frameworks within the ecological approach; and consolidation of the most recent theories of skill acquisition of relevance to the study of perception and action in sport and analysis of their implications for practice."--Jacket.
Contents: Sect. A. Cognition in action. 1. Indirect theories of perception and action: An overview. 2. Attention in sport. 3. The visual system hardware: Sport functional properties. 4. Anticipation and decision-making in sport. 5. Visual search strategy in sport -- Sect. B. Perception and action. 6. Direct perception and action. 7. Information and dynamics: The dynamical systems approach -- Sect. C. Skill acquisition in sport: Cognitive and dynamical systems perspectives. 8. The acquisition of movement coordination. 9. Observational learning in sport.