Interpersonal strategy for controlling unpredictable opponents in soft tennis.

ABSTRACT: Competition in sports, unlike cooperation in everyday life, does not involve a single solution because individuals aim to behave unpredictably, thereby preventing others from predicting their actions. This study determined how individuals in court-based sports attempted to control others' unpredictable behaviors, addressing the gap in previous studies regarding the lack of clarity around strategies employed by individuals in competitive situations. We achieved this by applying a switching hybrid dynamics model, considering external inputs to analyze individual behaviors. Consequently, the study indicates that skilled individuals, in contrast to intermediate players, exhibit greater consistency in their behaviors. These skilled individuals lead others to anticipate their consistency and sub

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375079 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature