Objective and Subjective Affordances in Sports

• Expertise in sports is marked by adaptability, built upon a framework of principles.
• These principles represent objective affordances, which are non-negotiable aspects of the sport.
• Subjective affordances are what players can or cannot do, or what opponents bring to the game.
• Players often get confused between these two types of affordances.
• It's essential to establish an understanding of objective affordances (black and white) before navigating the subjective affordances (gray areas).