Spruijtenburg, G. (Gwennyth) (2017) Naturalistic decision making in korfball: An exploratory study on the role of the shot clock. thesis, Sport Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Making the right decisions is important for korfball players to generate scoring opportunities, especially when these shot opportunities have to be created before the shot clock expires. Using the Recognition-Primed Decision model, the present study aimed to explore the decision-making process of experienced korfball players during shooting and passing in games with and without shot clock. Data were obtained from video recordings of two games with shot clock and two games without shot clock, supplemented by verbal data collected during self-confrontation interviews with the korfball players (with shot clock: 16 players; without shot clock: 15 players). The data were analyzed by performing a doubly multivariate repeated-measures ANOVA on both the RPD model levels and the salient features. The results showed that decisions were most often based on processes of simple matching, but that differences between decision making in shooting and passing exist. Regarding the use of RPD model levels, korfball players more frequently simply matched the current situation to a typical action in shooting compared to passing while players more frequently compared several courses of action in passing compared to shooting. Regarding the use of salient features, players focused their attention more on themselves and opponents in shooting, whereas they focused their attention more on teammates and the ball in passing. The shot clock did not influence the decision-making processes of shooting and passing in the present study. These findings will be used to put forward recommendations for future studies on decision making of korfball players and the role of time pressure in this process.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Zaal, dr. ir. F.T.J.M. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2022 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2022 09:21 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3270 |
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