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#142 Prof Mark Williams - Anticipation and Decision Making in Sport

The Sport Psych Show

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Is There Any Evidence to Suggest That Injury Can Atrophy Game Intelligence?

Is there any evidence to suggest that im time out, through injury, can atrophy game intelligence? Great question. There isn't any direct evidence. We did do a study once where we did have a six week retention period and we did see quite a decline in decision making skills over that six week period. But the hasn't been enough work, i think, to actually quantify the extent of that schilastrophy. And if it occurs, then how quickly does it come back? Of course, as an argumet might be that you don't need as much training to get back o to that original level. It's a fascinating question.

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