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Developing Decision-Making Expertise in Professional Sports Staff: What We Can Learn from the Good Judgement Project
P J Wilson1,2, John Kiely3
1Setanta College, Limerick, Ireland.
Sports Medicine - Open
|October 25, 2023
Summary
Effective decision-making in sports relies on more than just experience. Enhancing team culture, providing debiasing training, and implementing feedback systems are key for sports professionals.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Performance sports success hinges on high-quality decisions by educated staff.
- Sports professionals face volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments.
- Current training often assumes experience automatically improves decision-making, neglecting formal decision-making curricula.
Purpose of the Study:
- To offer practical recommendations for professional sports staff based on decision-making research.
- To enhance understanding of effective decision-making in dynamic, high-stakes sporting contexts.
- To bridge the gap between decision-making expertise research and professional sports practice.
Main Methods:
- Synthesis of key research findings on judgment and decision-making.
- Analysis of factors influencing decision efficacy in professional sports.
- Identification of practical strategies for enhancing decision-making capabilities.
Main Results:
- Decision-making efficacy is improved through specific, actionable strategies.
- Engaging professional cultures foster diverse perspectives and collaborative teamwork.
- Targeted debiasing training counters common cognitive pitfalls and biases.
Conclusions:
- Effective decision-making in performance sports requires deliberate strategies beyond experience.
- Implementing supportive team cultures, cognitive debiasing, and rigorous evaluation enhances staff performance.
- Formalizing decision-making training is crucial for optimizing outcomes in professional sports.
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