Technique & performance
How do athletes make fast decisions?
Reading the game — how experienced players perceive, anticipate and choose quickly.
EmergingEducational overview
In open sports, success depends on perceiving the situation and choosing well under time pressure, not only on physical skill.
Experience and anticipation play a large role.
What we understand in general terms
- Skilled players pick up cues earlier and anticipate better.
- Decision-making can improve with the right practice.
- Perception, decision and action are tightly linked.
Open questions
- How best to train decision-making.
- How much transfers between sports.
Evidence
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