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Augmented-feedback training improves cognitive motor performance of soccer players

Hicheur, Halim ; Chauvin, Alan ; Cavin, Vincent ; Fuchslocher, Joerg ; Tschopp, Markus ; Taube, Wolfgang

In: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2020, vol. 52, no. 1, p. 141–152

Purpose In this study, we tested the hypothesis that augmented feedback (AF) training can improve both perceptual–cognitive and/or motor skills specific to soccer.Methods Three groups of young elite players (U14–U15 categories) performed a test consisting in passing the ball as accurately and as quickly as possible toward a visual target moving briefly across a large screen located at 6 m...

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Effects of age on the soccer-specific cognitive-motor performance of elite young soccer players: Comparison between objective measurements and coaches’ evaluation

Hicheur, Halim ; Chauvin, Alan ; Chassot, Steve ; Chenevière, Xavier ; Taube, Wolfgang

In: PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, no. 9, p. e0185460

The cognitive-motor performance (CMP), defined here as the capacity to rapidly use sensory information and transfer it into efficient motor output, represents a major contributor to performance in almost all sports, including soccer. Here, we used a high-technology system (COGNIFOOT) which combines a visual environment simulator fully synchronized with a motion capture system. This system...

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Microsaccades are modulated by both attentional demands of a visual discrimination task and background noise

Hicheur, Halim ; Zozor, Steeve ; Campagne, Aurélie ; Chauvin, Alan

In: Journal of Vision, 2013, vol. 13, no. 13, p. 18

Microsaccades are miniature saccades occurring once or twice per second during visual fixation. While microsaccades and saccades share similarities at the oculomotor level, the functional roles of microsaccades are still debated. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that the microsaccadic activity is affected by the type of noisy background during the execution of a particular discrimination...