Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the distance of fixation point to investigate acquired visual information strategy by soccer players. In addition, the visual stimuli were presented with an effective field of viewing angle of 110° and a physiological field of viewing angle of 180°. The stimulus presentation monitors were set up three meters from the subject in a semicircle. The subject conducted two tasks (manual reaction time and whole body reaction time) in the three visual stimulus conditions (the front side, effective field of viewing angle, and the physiological field of viewing angle). The result of this study indicated there was no significant difference in the distance of fixation point by stimuli conditions. However, in the result of the relationship between the reaction time and the distance of fixation point, a longer fixation point distance indicated a faster reaction time in whole body reaction. In addition, there was a significant correlation between the performance evaluation from coaches and the distance of fixation points under all of the conditions in whole body reaction. Therefore, this study might suggest that a soccer player who has a longer distance of fixation point will be evaluated as a "player who is good at assessing their situation in a game" by coaches.
