Dynamic Visual Acuity and Coincidence-Anticipation Timing by Experienced and Inexperienced Women Players of Fast Pitch Softball

• Published in: Perceptual and motor skills Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 498 - 504
• Main Author: Millslagle, Duane G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-04-2000; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Achievement; Adult; Aptitude; Athletes; Baseball - psychology; Eyes & eyesight; Female; Humans; Motion Perception; Motor ability; Psychomotor Performance; Random Allocation; Sampling Studies; Softball; Visual Acuity; Women
• ISSN: 0031-5125; 1558-688X
• DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.2.498

This study examined the relationship between dynamic visual acuity and coincidence-anticipation timing in 16 inexperienced and 16 experienced women's fast pitch Softball players. Pearson-product correlations indicated a low relationship between dynamic visual acuity and coincidence-anticipation timing. The correlations for dynamic visual acuity and coincidence anticipation between experienced and inexperienced dynamic visual acuity were not significant. A significant difference was found between the mean dynamic visual acuity of the two groups, i.e., experienced players had better dynamic visual acuity than inexperienced players. Analysis of variance of constant errors, variable errors, and absolute errors of coincidence anticipation indicated no significant differences between groups or across the three accuracy scores. The interaction between experience and accuracy was not significant.