Training Perceptual-Cognitive Skills: Can Sport Psychology Research Inform Military Decision Training?

Ward, Paul; Farrow, Damian; Harris, Kimberly J.; Williams, A. Mark; Eccles, David W.; Ericsson, K. Anders

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“…A suspected cause is the high number of testosterone receptors in the cerebral cortex. Environmental factors may also play a role, as there is evidence that vision acuity can be improved through training (Ward et al 2008; also see Halpern, 2012). Finally, evolutionary explanations have also been forwarded based on the distinct gender roles in hunter/gatherer societies (Abramov et al 2012a).…”

Section: Gender Differences In Sensory Functionsmentioning

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Gender Based Occupational Segregation and Sex Differences in Sensory, Motor and Spatial Aptitudes

Baker¹,

Cornelson²

2016

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Research on sex differences in humans documents gender differences in sensory, motor and spatial aptitudes. These aptitudes, as captured by Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) codes, predict the occupational choices of men and women in the directions indicated by this research. We simulate that eliminating selection on these skills reduces the Duncan index of gender based occupational segregation by 20-23 percent in 1970 and 2012. Eliminating selection on DOT variables capturing other accounts of this segregation has a smaller impact.

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Section: Gender Differences In Sensory Functionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Based Occupational Segregation and Sex Differences in Sensory, Motor and Spatial Aptitudes

Baker¹,

Cornelson²

2016

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“…Both require their personnel to make decisions in a complex and changing environment, often using incomplete information or cues. They also require their personnel to acquire a tactical advantage over the opposition, and to work both as a team and on their own [5]. Research reviewing expertise in sport and military settings has also highlighted that sport expertise can inform military training [17].…”

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“…This may be particularly the case in complex fastpaced team invasion sports, in which decision making has been identified as a key aspect of superior performance [4]. The importance of accurate and timely decision making is not only evident in the sporting arena, but also within military settings, where skilled decision making can be a life or death matter [5].…”

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Above Real Time Training for Team Invasion Sport Skills

Lorains

MacMahon

Ball

et al. 2011

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Decision-making is identified as a key element of elite sporting success.There are many challenges, however, in the design and implementation of a decision-training tool. These include difficulty in recreating a scenario in which the simulation allows the participant to feel like they are performing in the 'real game', and creating a training tool that can complement an existing physical training regime. The main aim of this paper is to present arguments for the use of above-real-time training, as popularly used in military and pilot training, as a viable simulation training method in the sporting arena. Above-real-time simulations are simulations that are played above normal speed. The potential benefits of using traditional video simulations are discussed, especially with respect to the promotion of key characteristics of elite performance, such as automaticity. Furthermore, the possible practical applications of using above-real-time video simulations will be explored in relation to fast-paced invasion sports.

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“…Por ejemplo, el estudio de la anticipación y búsqueda visual en porteros de fútbol (Savelsbergh, Williams, Van der Kamp & Ward, 2002;Savelsbergh, Van Der Kamp, Williams & Ward, 2005), el entrenamiento perceptivo y mejora de las habilidades perceptivas y decisionales en diferentes deportes (Ward, Farrow, Harris, Williams, Eccles & Ericsson, 2008) el desarrollo de un sistema tecnológico para el registro del comportamiento de los jugadores de tenis y tenis en silla de ruedas (Moreno, Reina, Luis, Damas & Sabido, 2003) o el estudio del comportamiento visual de taekwondistas de diferente nivel de pericia (Ruiz, Peñaloza, Navia & Rioja, 2013). Por el contrario, las investigaciones realizadas en situación real de juego no son muy abundantes, destacando los estudios en tenis sobre las estrategias de búsqueda visual que registran los jugadores al aire libre (Singer,Williams, Frehlich, Janelle, Radlo, Barba, & Bouchard, 1998), el estudio con tenistas experimentados y noveles de la anticipación y velocidad en la respuesta del golpeo (Shim, Carlton, Chow & Chae, 2005).…”

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“…La valoración cada vez mayor de la influencia de las variables del contexto en el rendimiento (Abernethy et al, 2001;Ward et al, 2008) y la preocupación por basar el entrenamiento en evidencias empíricas sobre el rendimiento de jugadores expertos, evidencias que tendrían que ser debidamente contextualizadas, debido al hecho de que la información puede variar a lo largo del tiempo (Savelsbergh et al, 2002;Williams & Ward, 2001y 2003, conlleva a que en los últimos años se esté desarrollando un enfoque centrado en la dinámica ecológica de la modalidad deportiva (Araújo, Davids, Chow, & Passos, 2009). …”

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Analysis of execution and visual search behavior on return action in Squash

Catalán-Eslava¹,

González-Víllora²,

Abellán³

et al. 2014

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ResumenEl objetivo del presente estudio ha sido analizar el comportamiento visual (localización, número y duración de las fijaciones visuales) y la ejecución de jugadores de squash de diferente nivel de pericia en el gesto técnico-táctico del resto al servicio. La muestra estaba compuesta por 84 jugadores, divididos en cuatro niveles de pericia (Primera categoría nacional, Segunda categoría nacional, nivel autonómico y nivel provincial). Se utilizó la Herramienta de Evaluación del Rendimiento en Squash (HERS) para el registro del nivel de ejecución según el nivel de pericia y el sistema de registro de los movimientos oculares Mobile Eye de los laboratorios ASL para analizar el comportamiento visual. Los resultados muestran dos estrategias visuales diferenciadas, una corresponde a los jugadores de Primera categoría nacional (centran su mirada alrededor de la pelota) y otra que corresponde y es similar en los jugadores de Segunda categoría nacional, nivel autonómico y nivel provincial (no centran su mirada en la pelota, pues en la primera mitad del movimiento miraron a la pared frontal).Palabras clave: Estrategias de búsqueda visual, pericia, squash, rendimiento. AbstractThe objective of the present study was to analyse the visual behaviour (localisation, duration and number of fixations, and percentage of viewing time) and execution (with four different categories) of squash players with different levels of expertise in the technical and tactical skill of the service return. The sample was composed of 84 players, divided into four expertise levels (First National Division, Second National Division, regional level, and provincial level). The Squash-Performance Evaluation Tool (S-PET) was utilised to register the performance level according to the expertise level, and the eye movement registration system Mobile Eye ASL laboratories was utilised to analyse the visual behaviour. The results show two differentiated visual strategies: one corresponds to the First National Division players (who focused their gaze around the ball) and the other corresponds to the Second National Division, regional level, and provincial level players (who did not focus their gaze on the ball, but instead looked at the front wall during the first part of the movement).

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Training Perceptual-Cognitive Skills: Can Sport Psychology Research Inform Military Decision Training?

Cited by 75 publications

References 64 publications

Gender Based Occupational Segregation and Sex Differences in Sensory, Motor and Spatial Aptitudes

Gender Based Occupational Segregation and Sex Differences in Sensory, Motor and Spatial Aptitudes

Above Real Time Training for Team Invasion Sport Skills

Analysis of execution and visual search behavior on return action in Squash

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