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Improving on-field decision making using video-based training - A pilot study with young volleyball players.

Silke De Waelle¹, Simon J Bennett², Mark A Scott²

¹Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

|December 9, 2025

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Video-based training significantly improved decision-making skills in young female volleyball players. This training enhanced both video-based assessments and on-field performance, suggesting its effectiveness for youth sports development.

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Motor Learning
Skill Acquisition

Background:

Decision-making is vital in sports, with a need for effective training methods.
Previous video-based training research often focused on adults and lacked on-field transfer assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of a 4-week video-based training program on youth volleyball players' decision-making abilities.
To assess the transfer of video-based training improvements to on-field performance in young athletes.

Main Methods:

A pilot study involving 16 female volleyball players (ages 13-15) divided into experimental and control groups.
Decision-making skills were measured using both video-based and on-field tasks before and after the 4-week intervention.

Main Results:

The experimental group showed significant improvements in decision-making on both video and on-field tasks.
The control group did not exhibit similar significant improvements, highlighting the intervention's effect.

Conclusions:

Video-based training is a promising method for enhancing on-field decision-making skills in young volleyball players.
While decision-making improves, concurrent physical practice may be necessary for optimizing motor execution.