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Sport expertise: the cognitive advantage.

D J Garland1, J R Barry

  • 1Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|June 1, 1990
PubMed
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Cognitive systems are crucial for achieving sport expertise. While visual-perceptual skills are common across all athletes, advanced cognitive abilities are essential for distinguishing elite performers and mastering complex sports skills.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Sport Science
  • Expertise Research

Background:

  • Sport expertise is influenced by various factors.
  • Visual-perceptual abilities are foundational in sports.
  • The role of cognitive factors in elite performance requires further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the critical role of the cognitive system in developing sport expertise.
  • To explore the relationship between cognitive factors, visual-perceptual abilities, and sport performance levels.
  • To define the cognitive demands inherent in sophisticated sports skills.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of existing literature on cognitive psychology and sport expertise.
  • Analysis of the interplay between visual-perceptual skills and cognitive dimensions in athletes.
  • Examination of cognitive requirements across different levels of sport performance.

Main Results:

  • Sport performance levels can be reliably differentiated based on specific cognitive dimensions.
  • Cognitive factors are identified as essential differentiators for sport expertise.
  • Visual-perceptual abilities, while present at all levels, are not sufficient for expertise alone.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive systems play a pivotal role in achieving and sustaining sport expertise.
  • Understanding cognitive requirements is key to training and developing elite athletes.
  • Future research should further investigate the specific cognitive mechanisms underlying sport expertise.

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