%0 Journal Article %A Schorer, J. %A Baker, J. %D 2009 %G English %K handball %K playing position (sport games) %K performance %K performance development %K perception %K age %K reaction speed %K anticipation %K eye %K skill %K experience %@ 0361-073X %T Aging and perceptual-motor expertise in handball goalkeepers %J Experimental Aging Research %V 35 %P 1-19 %U http://doi.org/10.1080/03610730802544641 %X Few studies have examined the effect of age on skilled perception. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the perceptual-motor abilities of highly skilled performers in dynamic, time-constrained sports exhibited the same pattern of age-related decline seen in other areas. The sample for this study involved five age-specific groups of handball goalkeepers. Each participant completed an eye-tracking task, a temporal occlusion task, and an eight-choice reaction time task. Results revealed age-related declines in motor performance but not perceptual performance. Skilled perception appears resistant to normal age normal age-related declines over time through the use of compensatory mechanisms. %R 10.1080/03610730802544641