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The Quiet Eye: Dr. Joan Vickers, University of Calgary

I studied under Joan then worked as her research assistant and taught with her after I finished my undergraduate degree. She was the first major 'agent of change' in my coaching philosophy in the early 1990's and I didn't even recognize it at the time! Since then, I go back and read her artciles and books and continue to learn more and more! I bumped into her at a Chapter's before Christmas and we got caught up. She has been working a lot more with eye movement studies the past 15-20 years and as this video shows, some application from sport to 'real life'.

http://www.calgarysun.com/videos/1439352136001

If you do a search for her name and the quiet eye / eye movements / gaze control, etc, you will find many articles that might be of interest. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND her pamphlet, "Decision Training: A new approach to coaching" ISBN # 978-0-88953-242-7 approximate cost of $13.95 and might be found through the U of Calgary bookstore or Coaches Association of BC. John and I base much of our coaching methodology on this work.

I purchased her latest book, "Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training:The Quiet Eye in Action", released in 2007. It is science based, but a fascinating read.

http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/perception-cognitionnd-decision-training

One of the other PhD students at U of C in the early 2000's was Chris Chisamore. He was a goalie coach for the men's U of C Dinos and helped with the Oval XTreme women's program. Now he is in Lethbridge as an A/C with the WHL Hurricanes. Chris did his doctrate on the use of technology and sport. I remember him showing me raw footage of a Colorado Avalanche goalie who had a special helmet during an exhibition game; it showed the play from his perspective (first person) and where his eyes focussed. It was very cool. You might have to search the "invisible web" to find this… not sure how / where to source it without speaking with Chris directly. You could do a search using Chris' name and PhD dissertation's through the U of C website? (If someone finds something, please post it.)

From an old bio – The Goalie Shop – in Calgary:

"Chris Chisamore is a PhD student at the University of Calgary who specializes in technology performance analysis and enhancement. Through his goaltender coaching, consulting and research, Chris is using a variety of tools to improve both the physical and mental performance of goaltenders. Chris has played at the University level and he knows the importance of goalie coaching for young and developing goaltenders."

http://doe.concordia.ca/eteconnections/interviews05.html

Dean
M.Ed (Coaching)
Ch.P.C. (Chartered Professional Coach)
Game Intelligence Training
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