Karl Marius Aksum - Visual Perception in Elite Football

Gary is joined by Karl Marius Aksum to discuss a very unique topic. Karl is a current PhD Candidate researching Visual Perception in Elite Football. He has a Master's Degree in Coaching and Psychology and wrote his Master's thesis on visual perception in real football match play on AFC Ajax players, aged 14-20, from where I received the highest possible grade He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Football Coaching.

He discusses:

- Importance of scanning and visual awareness

- Difference between scanning and fixation

- Exercises that help develop better awareness

- If rondo's actually make scanning worse

- How to implement better processes in our youth environments

And much more!

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