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Predicting success in football.

A T Daus, J Wilson, W M Freeman

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

|June 1, 1989

Summary

Successful college football players primarily use visual mental strategies, with auditory senses being least utilized. Motivation, belief, and memory involve balanced visual and kinesthetic strategies.

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Area of Science:

Sports Psychology
Cognitive Science
Human Performance

Background:

Understanding elite athlete mental strategies is crucial for performance optimization.
Identifying sensory-based cognitive processes can enhance player selection and training.
College football success is linked to specific psychological and cognitive profiles.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the sensory-based mental strategies of successful college football players.
To assess the utilization of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities in cognitive functions.
To explore the relationship between sensory modalities and key mental strategies like motivation and decision-making.

Main Methods:

Clinical interviews with top-ranked college football players across various positions.
Observation of eye movement patterns to infer sensory system engagement.
Analysis of players' language for sensory-based word usage to determine mental strategies.

Main Results:

Successful players exhibit a strong visual processing lead in their mental strategies.
Auditory sensory modality is the least utilized among the assessed players.
Creativity and decision-making processes are predominantly visual, while motivation, belief, and memory show a balance between visual and kinesthetic strategies.

Conclusions:

Sensory-based mental strategy profiling can inform player selection and development in football.
Integrating observational data with psychometric testing may improve the prediction of player success.
Reducing selection errors through a deeper understanding of psychological factors is a key benefit.

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