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To investigate how perceptual and motor experience affect the ability to predict soccer pass trajectories, particularly focusing on sidedness.

August 2, 2026Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Whose Side Are You On? Observing the Influence of Perceptual and Motor Experience on Soccer Passes

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FMFiona Magill JBJoseph Baker LTLuc Tremblay

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Randomized trial observes effects of motor tasks on soccer pass accuracy in experienced players, suggesting perceptual familiarity influences performance.

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To investigate how perceptual and motor experience affect the ability to predict soccer pass trajectories, particularly focusing on sidedness.
Participants (n=28) included both left- and right-footed soccer players.
A pass-return task involved watching right- or left-footed passers kick a ball at varying speeds.
A 3-factor ANOVA was used to analyze response times and timing asymmetries between footedness.
Shorter response times were observed when participants watched right-footed passers compared to left-footed ones (F(1, 26) = 13.60, p = .001, ηp2 = .34).
Right-footed players showed more asymmetric timing between the passer's footedness at different speeds (p < .001).
Findings indicate that both perceptual familiarity and motor experience affect temporal prediction in soccer.

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Magill et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeaa21b0468a7eeab2e42 https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2026.2698416

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August 2, 2026Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Whose Side Are You On? Observing the Influence of Perceptual and Motor Experience on Soccer Passes

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Authors

FMFiona Magill JBJoseph Baker LTLuc Tremblay

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Overview

Randomized trial observes effects of motor tasks on soccer pass accuracy in experienced players, suggesting perceptual familiarity influences performance.

Key Points

To investigate how perceptual and motor experience affect the ability to predict soccer pass trajectories, particularly focusing on sidedness.
Participants (n=28) included both left- and right-footed soccer players.
A pass-return task involved watching right- or left-footed passers kick a ball at varying speeds.
A 3-factor ANOVA was used to analyze response times and timing asymmetries between footedness.
Shorter response times were observed when participants watched right-footed passers compared to left-footed ones (F(1, 26) = 13.60, p = .001, ηp2 = .34).
Right-footed players showed more asymmetric timing between the passer's footedness at different speeds (p < .001).
Findings indicate that both perceptual familiarity and motor experience affect temporal prediction in soccer.

Cite This Study

Magill et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeaa21b0468a7eeab2e42 https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2026.2698416

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