SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2024
Accelerating Visual Anticipation in Sport Through Temporal Occlusion Training: A Meta-Analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Biological Motion Perception for Accelerating Sport Performance and Injury Prevention: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Integrated Sports Vision Training Batteries on Time- and Accuracy-Dependent Outcomes in Sport-Specific Tasks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Pooled it
- The role of simulator immersion on learning and transfer of decision-making skill in sport.Psychological research · 2026Trial
- The Impact of an 8-Week Deliberate Practice Intervention on Coincidence Anticipation Timing and Long-Term Retention in Youth Female Volleyball Players.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multi-sensory information and simulator immersion: impact on decision-making performance, presence, and cognitive load.Psychological research · 2026Article
- Developing and preliminary testing of temporal occlusion decision scenarios in dynamic contexts: a three-step method.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The mind's clock in sport: a narrative review of temporal processing across athletic disciplines.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Badminton expertise shapes cue extraction and evidence accumulation during perceptual prediction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Acute effects of physical and mental fatigue on time perception in basketball players.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Does the "learning effect" caused by digital devices exaggerate sports visual training outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Integrating the dual-system theory in motor: dynamic framework construction for motor decision-making.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe video-based temporal occlusion paradigm has been consistently used in visual anticipation sport research.
objectiveThis meta-analysis investigated the magnitude to which video-based temporal occlusion training could improve anticipation skill with transfer to representative laboratory and field tasks.
methodsAs there are considerably fewer anticipation training than performance studies, the meta-analysis included 12 intervention studies with 25 effect sizes where video simulation and/or field-based tests were used. The Downs and Black checklist adapted for sports science research was used to assess methodological quality of the included studies. Decision time and accuracy of anticipation were the outcome measures because both are relevant to sports skills. The changes in these measures between experimental and control groups from baseline to the transfer test context were used to calculate the magnitude of the training effect.
resultsFindings revealed a significant training effect, including a large meta-analytic effect size, and no difference in training benefit across video and field-based transfer tests. Publication bias analyses were inconclusive, likely due to the small number of available studies.
conclusionsThese findings are evidence that the temporal occlusion paradigm is an effective method to improve visual anticipation skill across representative perceptual and perceptual-motor transfer tests. The theoretical implication based upon the two-stage model of visual anticipation is that temporal occlusion training can improve use of early information for body positioning by the performer, which could in turn lead to improved execution of the skill goal.
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