The influence of basketball players' tracking speed ability on sports decision performance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The running speed of basketball players plays a critical role in shaping the complexity and dynamics of game situations. This study aims to examine the relationship between players' tracking speed capabilities and the quality of their decision-making during gameplay.

Methods

Employing an expert-novice paradigm, Experiment 1 assessed tracking accuracy in a multiple object tracking (MOT) task at three angular velocities: 5°/s, 10°/s, and 15°/s. Experiment 2 evaluated decision-making accuracy under three distinct running speed conditions: low speed (0.67-3.98 m/s), medium speed (3.99-7.97 m/s), and high speed (7.98-12.62 m/s).

Results

In Experiment 1, expert players demonstrated significantly higher tracking accuracy (60.42 ± 13.98%) than novice players (41.25

SUBMITTER: Gou Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12553363 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature