(updated Oct 17, 2007)

Selected Publications

1. Panchuk, D. & Vickers, J.N. (2006). Gaze behaviours of goaltenders under spatial-temporal constraints. Human Movement Science. 25: 733-752. Panchuck & Vickers, 2006
2. Vickers, J.N. (2006). Gaze of Olympic speedskaters skating at full speed on a regulation oval: perception-action coupling in a dynamic performance environment. Cogn. Process., Volume 7 (Suppl. 1):S102–S105. Vickers Speedskate, 2006
3. Chambers, K.L. & Vickers, J.N. (2006). Effects of Bandwidth Feedback and Questioning on the Performance of Competitive Swimmers. The Sport Psychologist, 20, 184-197.

Chambers & Vickers, 2006
4. McPherson, S. & Vickers, J.N. (2004). Cognitive Control in Motor Expertise. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Special Issue. Ed. Thomas shack, The Construction of Action - New Perspectives in Movement Science, 2, 274-300. McPherson & Vickers, 2004
5. Martell, S. G., & Vickers, J. N. (2004). Gaze characteristics of elite and near-elite athletes in ice hockey defensive tactics. Human Movement Science 22: 689–712. Martell & Vickers, 2004
6. Brown, L. & Vickers, J. N. (2004). Temporal judgements,  hemispheric equivalence, and inter-hemispheric transfer in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Experimental Brain Research. 154, 1, 76-84. Brown & Vickers 2004
7. Vickers, J. N., Reeves, M. A., Chambers, K. L., &  Martell, S. G. (2004). Decision Training: Cognitive Strategies for Enhancing Performance. Skill Acquisition in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice. ch 6 (pp. 103-120).(Ed) Williams, A. M., Hodges, N. J. London: Routledge.
8. Vickers J. N., Ronsky J. L., Ramage, B., Morton T. B. & Park S. (2004). Gaze stabilization of balance with and without an ankle foot orthosis: a pilot study. Abstract. Transactions Canadian Society Biomechanics, Halifax. Vickers et al CSB
9. Vickers, J.N. (2004). The quiet eye: it's the difference between a good putter and a poor one, here's proof. GolfDigest, January, 96-ff. Golf Digest, 2004
10. Vickers, J. N., (2003). Decision Training: An Innovative Approach To Coaching? Canadian Journal for Women Coaches Online, February 3, 3, 3-9. Decision Training, 2003
11. Patla, A. & Vickers, J. (2003). How far ahead do we look when required to step on specific locations in the travel path during locomotion? Experimental Brain Research, 148: 133-138.

Patla & Vickers, 2003
12. Rodrigues, S. T., Vickers, J. N. and Williams, A. M. (2002), Head, eye and arm co-ordination in table tennis: An exploratory study. Journal of Sport Sciences, 20, 3, 171-186. Rodrigues et al, 2002
13. Vickers, J. N., Rodrigues, S. T. and Brown, L. N. (2002). Gaze pursuit and arm control of adolescent males diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as compared to normal controls: Evidence of dissociation in processing short and long-duration visual information. Journal of Sport Sciences. 20, 3, 201-216.

Vickers et al, 2002 ADHD
14. Hollands, M.A., Patla, A. E. & Vickers, J. N. (2002). “Look where you are going!“ Gaze behaviour associated with maintaining and changing direction. Experimental Brain Research, 143: 221-230. Hollands Patla & Vickers, 2002
15. Williams, A. M., Vickers J. N. & Rodrigues, S. T. (2002). The effects of anxiety on visual search, movement kinematics, and performance in table tennis: A test of Eysenck and Calvo's processing efficiency theory, Journal of Sport and Exercise Science. 24, 4, 438-456. Williams & Vickers et al, 2002
16. Harle, S. & Vickers, J. N. (2001). Training quiet eye (QE) improves accuracy in the basketball free throw. The Sport Psychologist, 15, 289-305. Harle & Vickers, 2001
17. Vickers, J. N., Rodrigues, S. T. & Edworthy, G. (2000). Quiet eye and accuracy in the dart throw. International Journal of Sports Vision, 6, 30-36.
18. Vickers, J. N., Livingston, L., Umeris S. & Holden, D. (1999). Decision Training: The effects of complex instruction, variable practice and reduced delayed feedback on the acquisition and transfer of a complex motor skill. Journal of Sport Sciences. 17, 357-367. Vickers & Livingston et al, 1999
19. Vickers J, Patla AE (1999) Object and travel gaze fixation during successful and unsuccessful stepping stone task. Gait & Posture 9(1): S3. Vickers & Patla, 1999.pdf
20. Patla, A. & J. N. Vickers (1997). When and where do we look as we approach and step over an obstacle in the travel path. NeuroReport. Vol 8, No 17, 3661-3665. Vickers & Patla, 1997.pdf
21. Vickers, J. N. & Adolphe, R. A. (1997). Gaze behaviour during a ball tracking and aiming skill. International Journal of Sports Vision. 4, 1, 18-27.
22. Adolphe R., Vickers, J. N. & LaPlante, G. (1997). The effects of training visual attention on gaze behaviour and accuracy: A pilot study. International Journal of Sports Vision. 4, 1, 28-33.
23. Vickers, J. N. (1996b). Control of visual attention during the basketball free throw. American Journal of Sports Medicine. November. Supplement. 3,1, 93-97. Vickers, 1996b
24. Vickers, J. N. (1996a). Visual control when aiming at a far target. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 22, 2, 342-354. Vickers, 1996a
25. Vickers, J. N. (1994). Psychological research in sports pedagogy: Exploring the reversal effect. Sport Sciences Review Journal. 3 (1), 28-40.
26. Vickers, J. N. (1992). Gaze control in putting. Perception. 21. 117-132. Perception Abstract, 1992
27. Livingston, L., Sandals, L. & J. N. Vickers. (1992). Monitoring the effect of color on performance in an instructional gaming environment visa the analysis if eye movement behavior. Journal of Research on Computing in Education. 25, 27-45.