The Effect of Coach's Drawing and Visuospatial Abilities on Visual Attention and Soccer Tactics Memorization: An Eye-Tracking Study.

Generated drawing is a specific instructional approach that has been investigated in academic settings. However, in sports, tactical drawings are often presented based more on coaches' preferences than on empirical evidence. This study examines the impact of coach's drawing and the moderating role o...

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Publicado en:Perceptual & Motor Skills Vol. 133; no. 4; pp. 997 - 1018
Autores principales: Tlili, Sabrine, Ben Mahfoudh, Hatem, Zoudji, Bachir
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Aug2026
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        affil: LARSH – Laboratoire de Recherche Sociétés & Humanités, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes, France
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        Self-evaluation
        Task performance
        Randomized controlled trials
        Learning
        Attention
        Memory
        Scale analysis (Psychology)
        Soccer
        Drawing
        Statistical sampling
        Physical training & conditioning
        Descriptive statistics
        Neuropsychological tests
        Saccadic eye movements
        Visual perception
        Space perception
        Athletic ability
        Comparative studies
        Data analysis software
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          Attention
          Memory
          Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
          Scale analysis (Psychology)
          Soccer
          Drawing
          Statistical sampling
          Physical training & conditioning
          Descriptive statistics
          Neuropsychological tests
          Saccadic eye movements
          Visual perception
          Space perception
          Athletic ability
          Comparative studies
          Data analysis software
          Confidence intervals
          Professional competence
          Eye movements
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      ab: Generated drawing is a specific instructional approach that has been investigated in academic settings. However, in sports, tactical drawings are often presented based more on coaches' preferences than on empirical evidence. This study examines the impact of coach's drawing and the moderating role of Visuospatial Abilities (VSA) on soccer tactical memorization and visual attention. A total of 54 male university students, all novices in soccer, were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. In the static-drawing condition, participants viewed a pre-drawn tactical diagram while listening to an oral explanation. In the dynamic-drawing condition, they observed the coach actively drawing the diagram while providing the same explanation. Initially, individuals' VSA were assessed through a control test. Subsequently, in a main test, participants memorized and reproduced the tactical scene while their gaze was recorded with an eye-tracking system. Key findings reveal a moderating effect of VSA, as high-VSA participants benefited more from the dynamic-drawing condition and showed more effective visual processing, supporting the ability-as-enhancer hypothesis. In contrast, low-VSA participants showed no significant benefit from the coach's dynamic-drawing and demonstrated less effective visual processing, indicating difficulties in extracting and interpreting diagram elements. These results highlight the importance of adapting instructional drawing strategies based on individual cognitive characteristics, particularly VSA, to optimize visual attention and memorization from narrated tactical diagrams.
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