Utilizing Video-Based Trainings to Improve Decision Making in High School Quarterbacks

Abstract

Despite the role of working memory capacity (WMC) in decision making, there is a dearth of empirical literature concerned with working memory and how it relates to tactical decision making in sport. The temporal occlusion paradigm has often been used by sport researchers to improve tactical decision making and, thus, provides a well-established foundation for creating decision-making trainings. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to explore the implementation of computer-based learning modules to improve the tactical decision making of four high school quarterbacks with varying levels of WMC, utilizing a single-subject, multiple baseline design. The learning modules utilized a temporal occlusion paradigm and present a novel intervention aimed at improving decision making in quarterbacks. Data were analyzed using visual analysis and improvement rate difference (IRD). Overall, results did not demonstrate a causal relationship between changes in accuracy of decision making after implementation of the learning modules but did provide moderate evidence for improvement in reaction time for decision making due to the learning modules. The learning modules were met with positive perceptions from the four participants, and the participant with the lowest WMC showed evidence of improvement in both accuracy and speed of decision making. Limitations as well as implications will be discussed.

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“…There are several reasons that could explain the absence of impairments of the performance in our study, compared with previous ones using the Stroop test. Firstly, even though video-based tasks involve sport-specific working memory, attention, and decision making [ 28 ], the solutions to be provided required a deeper and more complex context analysis due to the multiple elements in the clip, while the psychological Stroop test involves more inhibitory functions [ 6 , 35 ]. Indeed, boring tasks with low information load that require response inhibitions have been shown to induce mental fatigue for longer periods of time [ 35 ].…”

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“…Specifically, video-based tactical tasks are used as a perceptual–cognitive assessment tool and training method for improving decision making and tactical knowledge [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. During these tasks, players are required to provide tactical solutions (verbally, writing, or performing a short movement) to the presented game situations on a screen, involving decision making, sport-specific working memory, and sustained attention [ 28 ]. Moreover, they are commonly used by coaching staff to inform the entire team or individual players about the playing characteristics of opponents, during the training week or before the match itself.…”

Factors Used to Make Appropriate Decisions in Youth Categories in Volleyball

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Improving The Efficiency Of Starting From Starting Stand For Highly Qualified Swimmers

“…In various sports, trainers use physical exercises to develop explosive strength. For example, soccer coaches indicate that they often use the following exercises: Wind sprints from different positions, Wind sprints in combination with exercises to improve the reaction time with the ball, Sprints for short wind distances, Fast running along the center line of the field, Winding with the ball and less often Wind sprints in combination with exercises to improve reaction time, Maximum speed running from different positions, exercises using simulators, barbells and weights (Bolotin & Bakayev, 2017) In recent years, video training (Powless et al, 2020), biofeedback (Harvey et al, 2011) org/10.15405/epsbs.2020.12.03.49 Corresponding Author: Elena A. Ivchenko Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of the conference eISSN: 2357-1330 501 parameters, for example, the athlete's weight (Rodriguez-Arce et al, 2019), the athlete's condition (Afon'shin & Rozhencov, 2015;Bushueva et al, 2019), and the level of sportsmanship (Cohen, 2012), as well as other parameters.…”