Transferability of Quiet Eye Training Improvements to Novel Aiming Tasks

Harrison, J ORCID: 0000-0002-5648-146X, Watts, M ORCID: 0000-0002-5814-8556, Ylänne, J and Causer, J ORCID: 0000-0002-8939-8769 (2026) Transferability of Quiet Eye Training Improvements to Novel Aiming Tasks. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. pp. 1-7. ISSN 0895-2779

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Abstract

Quiet eye (QE) characteristics are trainable; however, little is known about the transferability into novel aiming tasks. The current study examines transfer from a dart throwing task to a beanbag throwing task. Twenty-four participants were assigned to either a QE training (QET) or technical training group. Participants completed a pretest, acquisition phase, posttest, and transfer, each with three difficultly conditions. Both groups decreased their error from pre- to posttest, but the QET group decreased error by significantly more. The QET group reported lower error scores and longer QE across the three difficulty conditions, whereas the technical training group decreased performance in the hard condition. In the transfer test, the QET group reported significantly lower error and longer QE than the technical training group. QET improvements learned in one task can be transferred to novel tasks, although task demands and processing requirements may impact the effectiveness of this transfer.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	11 Medical and Health Sciences; 13 Education; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; Sport Sciences; 39 Education; 42 Health sciences; 52 Psychology
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports
Divisions:	Sport and Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
Date of acceptance:	3 December 2025
Date of first compliant Open Access:	5 March 2026
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2026 15:59
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2026 09:09
DOI or ID number:	10.1123/jsep.2025-0200
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28188

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