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Geert J.P. Savelsbergh

Geert J.P. Savelsbergh

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Psychology

D-Index
60
Citations
12010
World Ranking
3571
National Ranking
179

Overview

Geert J.P. Savelsbergh is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with specific focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine as well as Developmental and Educational Psychology. Further areas of study include Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Sports Analytics and Performance

Savelsbergh has contributed to the academic literature with papers published in multiple venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Human Movement Science
  • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Geert J.P. Savelsbergh are:

  • "Accuracy of maturity prediction equations in individual elite male football players," 2020, Annals of Human Biology
  • "Inertial Sensor-Based Motion Tracking in Football with Movement Intensity Quantification," 2020, Sensors
  • "An Inertial Measurement Unit Based Method to Estimate Hip and Knee Joint Kinematics in Team Sport Athletes on the Field," 2020, Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • "Assessment of Visual Function and Performance in Paralympic Judo for Athletes with Vision Impairment," 2021, Optometry and Vision Science
  • "Into the Eyes of the Referee: A Comparison of Elite and Sub-Elite Football Referees' On-Field Visual Search Behaviour when making Foul Judgements," 2022, International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • John van der Kamp
  • David L. Mann
  • Annemarie De Witte
  • Pim Koolwijk
  • S.I. de Vries

Best Publications

  • Visual search, anticipation and expertise in soccer goalkeepers

    Geert J.P. Savelsbergh;A. Mark Williams;John Van Der Kamp;Paul Ward

  • Anticipation and visual search behaviour in expert soccer goalkeepers

    Geert J. P. Savelsbergh;John Van der Kamp;A. Mark Williams;Paul Ward

  • Reflections on Mirror Therapy: A Systematic Review of the Effect of Mirror Visual Feedback on the Brain

    Frederik J A Deconinck;Ana R P Smorenburg;Alex Benham;Annick Ledebt

  • Children with cerebral palsy exhibit greater and more regular postural sway than typically developing children

    Stella F. Donker;Annick Ledebt;Melvyn Roerdink;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh

  • Ventral and dorsal system contributions to visual anticipation in fast ball sports.

    J. van der Kamp;F. Rivas;H. van Doorn;G.J.P. Savelsbergh

  • Quantification of in-season training load relative to match load in professional Dutch Eredivisie football players

    T.G.A. Stevens;C.J. de Ruiter;Jos Twisk;G.J.P. Savelsbergh

  • Shoot or don't shoot? Why police officers are more inclined to shoot when they are anxious

    Arne Nieuwenhuys;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh;Raôul R. D. Oudejans

  • Limited Coping Skills, Young Age, and High BMI Are Risk Factors for Injuries in Contemporary Dance: A 1-Year Prospective Study

    Diana van Winden;Diana van Winden;Rogier M. van Rijn;Geert J.P. Savelsbergh;Geert J.P. Savelsbergh;Raôul R.D. Oudejans;Raôul R.D. Oudejans

  • Motor learning in practice : a constraints-led approach

    Ian Renshaw;Keith Davids;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh

  • Creative Motor Actions As Emerging from Movement Variability.

    Dominic Orth;John van der Kamp;Daniel Memmert;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh

  • Multiple information sources in interceptive timing

    John van der Kamp;Geert Savelsbergh;Jeroen Smeets

  • Visual timing and adaptive behavior in a road-crossing simulation study

    Arenda F. te Velde;John van der Kamp;José A. Barela;Geert J.P. Savelsbergh;Geert J.P. Savelsbergh

  • Information in learning to co-ordinate and control movements: Is there a need for specificity of practice?

    Geert J.P. Savelsbergh;John Van Der Kamp

  • Measuring Acceleration and Deceleration in Soccer-Specific Movements Using a Local Position Measurement (LPM) System

    Tom G.A. Stevens;Cornelis J. de Ruiter;Cas van Niel;Roxanne van de Rhee

  • The effect of body orientation to gravity on early infant reaching.

    G. J. P. Savelsbergh;J. Van Der Kamp

  • Fetal handedness and head position preference: A developmental study

    J. I. P. De Vries;R. H. Wimmers;I. A. P. Ververs;Brian Hopkins

  • The visual guidance of catching

    G. J. P. Savelsbergh;G. J. P. Savelsbergh;H. T. A. Whiting;J. R. Pijpers;A. A. M. van Santvoord

  • Body-scaled ratio as a control parameter for prehension in 5- to 9-year-old children.

    John van der Kamp;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh;Walter E. Davis

  • Differences in Gait between Children with and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder

    Frederik J. A. Deconinck;Dirk De Clercq;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh;Rudy Van Coster

  • Time-to-contact

    Heiko Hecht;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh

Frequent Co-Authors

John van der Kamp
John van der Kamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Raôul R. D. Oudejans
Raôul R. D. Oudejans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Matthieu Lenoir
Matthieu Lenoir Ghent University
Keith Davids
Keith Davids Sheffield Hallam University
Karl S. Rosengren
Karl S. Rosengren University of Wisconsin–Madison
Damian Farrow
Damian Farrow Victoria University
Carlo Schuengel
Carlo Schuengel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
A. Mark Williams
A. Mark Williams University of Utah
Remco Polman
Remco Polman Queensland University of Technology

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