Relationship between Initiation of Gaze Stabilisation and Angle of Head and Trunk Movement during a Jump with Full Turn

Yusuke Sato, Shuko Torii, Masaharu Sasaki

2015

Abstract

Over time it has become clear that there is a relationship between visual spotting and movement in the air in gymnasts, but that relationship during basic skills that are simple for skilled gymnasts, such as a jump with full turn, is still unclear. The aim of this study was to reveal the relationship between the initiation of gaze stabilisation and the magnitude of body rotation angle during landing. The participants were 10 skilled male gymnasts. Their eye movements during jumps were measured using electrooculography and their body movements were recorded using two high-speed digital cameras. The initiation of gaze stabilisation immediately before landing was determined by combining eye and head movement data. We found various relationships between initiation of gaze stabilisation and jump movement in gymnasts, such as a positive correlation between the gaze stabilisation and the head-on-trunk angle at the initiation of gaze stabilisation and angles of trunk rotation at the landing. The results suggest that gymnasts who can look at locations quicker before landing might have an advantage in completing rotation, as well as gaining enough time to use visual information. For achieving early gaze stabilisation, it may be necessary to rotate the head ahead of the trunk.

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Sato Y., Torii S. and Sasaki M. (2015). Relationship between Initiation of Gaze Stabilisation and Angle of Head and Trunk Movement during a Jump with Full Turn . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS, ISBN 978-989-758-159-5, pages 165-168. DOI: 10.5220/0005636401650168


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@conference{icsports15,
author={Yusuke Sato and Shuko Torii and Masaharu Sasaki},
title={Relationship between Initiation of Gaze Stabilisation and Angle of Head and Trunk Movement during a Jump with Full Turn},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,},
year={2015},
pages={165-168},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005636401650168},
isbn={978-989-758-159-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,
TI - Relationship between Initiation of Gaze Stabilisation and Angle of Head and Trunk Movement during a Jump with Full Turn
SN - 978-989-758-159-5
AU - Sato Y.
AU - Torii S.
AU - Sasaki M.
PY - 2015
SP - 165
EP - 168
DO - 10.5220/0005636401650168