Acta Univ. Palacki. Olomuc., Gymn. 2011 41(2): 7-15 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2011.008

Changes in decision-making skill and skill execution in soccer performance: The intervention study

Rudolf Psotta1, Andrew Martin2
1 Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University, Olomouc
2 School of Management, Massey University, Palmerston North

Background: Previous studies have provided controversal results on the development of the skills of decision-making skill and skill execution when tactical models of the teaching of a game were used.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of two different combined technical-tactical instructional models on the development of decision-making skill and ball skill execution during a soccer match in female students.

Methods: Two groups of female students aged 20.9±0.7 years underwent the 5-week soccer training intervention, consisting of two 90 min. training units a week, based on the technical-tactical model with an emphasis on orientation to tactical and technical skills, respectively (CTA and CTE students, respectively). Before and after the intervention, students' decision-making skill and ball skill execution in a match were assessed from videorecords of matches using the Soccer performance observation system (SPOS). In addition, the Soccer skill test battery (Mor, & Christian, 1979) was used to assess the ball skills under control environment.

Results: The skill execution index (SEI) after intervention in both CTA and CTE students (0.58 ± 0.15 and 0.65 ± 0.11) found using SPOS were significantly higher in comparison to SEI before the intervention (0.46 ± 0.13 and 0.50 ± 0.09; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01). Similarly, the decision-making index (DMI) was significantly enhanced after intervention in the cases of both CTA students (from 0.70 ± 0.14 to 0.81 ± 0.12, p < 0.05) and CTE students (from 0.65 ± 0.11 to 0.75 ± 0.12, p < 0.05).

Conclusions: This study showed that instructional models with both dominant tactical tasks and dominant technical tasks can result in the significant improvement of both decision-making and skill execution performance in young adult subjects. The study suggested that both decision-making in game situations and ball skill execution can be developed through implicit learning.

Keywords: Motor learning, teaching games, tactical skill, implicit learning, technical skill, soccer

Prepublished online: December 31, 2011; Published: March 1, 2011  Show citation

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Psotta, R., & Martin, A. (2011). Changes in decision-making skill and skill execution in soccer performance: The intervention study. Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Gymnica, 41(2), 7-15. doi: 10.5507/ag.2011.008
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