University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PSY 409 | Advanced Sport Psychology
Academic year:

2023
Views:

334

Pages:

2
Author:

JJIssac

COGNITIVE TRAINING AND GAMING IN SPORTS Importance of Cognitive Abilities in Sports  Quick adaptation to changing game situations.  Role of sport-specific cognitive abilities (Mann et al., 2007) Executive Functions and Athletic Performance  Statistically significant effect of high-performance athletes on executive functions (Scharfen & Memmert, 2019)  Better development of executive functions in talented athletes (Vestberg et al., 2012; Verburgh et al., 2014) The Need for Faster Slow Thinking  High-speed slow thinking required in demanding sporting situations.  Methods needed to accelerate slow thinking. What is 'Gaming' in Cognitive Training?  Playful training of executive functions on devices  Non-sport-specific cognitive training Benefits of Cognitive Training through Gaming  Improved decision-making in sports  Building cognitive foundations for sports performance Action Video Games and Cognitive Benefits  Criteria for action video games  Effects on spatial/temporal attention and visual search/resolution Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility  Alteration of working memory by video games  Faster task switching and multitasking for video game players Training and Modification through Action Video Games  Improved cognitive processes  Advantages for team sports requiring broad field awareness Transferability of Cognitive Training to Sports  Specificity of training and transfer  Contextual changes needed for effective transfer Far Transfer Hypothesis  Extending cognitive abilities supporting expertise  Measuring transfer to sport-specific requirements Studies on Gaming and Sport-Specific Skills  Measuring pass decision quality in football  Positive effects of 3D Object Tracking Training (Romeas et al., 2016) Cognitive Training with Gaming Tools  Engaging athletes in stimulating environments  Benefits for concentration and decision-making  Need for research on sport-specific transfer Achieving Optimal Performance through Cognitive Training  Importance of mental and cognitive training  Improving slow/fast thinking alternation  Enhancing self-talk regulation and performance confidence