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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Sport Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1450084
This article is part of the Research Topic New Methodological, Intervention and Neuroscientific Perspectives in Sports Psychology-volume II View all 13 articles

Influence of Problem-Solving Ability and Personality Variables on the Improvement and Creativity of Tactical Decisions in Basketball

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Carlos Díaz-Rodríguez Carlos Díaz-Rodríguez 1*Eugenio Pérez-Córdoba Eugenio Pérez-Córdoba 2
  • 1 University EUNEIZ, Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain
  • 2 Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

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    Background: Basketball players are increasingly required not only to read the tactical actions that take place in a game but also to make correct tactical decisions. This includes greater creativity in the type of solutions they must provide when faced with various tactical situations. To acquire these skills, young players need training in which personality and general intelligence variables significantly influence the learning process.Methods: A Perceptual Tactical Training (PTT) program was implemented, correlated with the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Raven's Progressive Matrices test, to observe improvements in tactical perception and decision-making among young basketball players.The PTT produced significant improvements in tactical solutions and tactical perception for all players. Players who scored high in general intelligence found it easier to perceive tactical situations but struggled to generate original tactical solutions. Conversely, players with high psychoticism and high general intelligence were more capable of creating innovative tactical solutions but did not excel in perceiving tactical game situations.Conclussion: Therefore, it is crucial to be aware of the individual differences in intelligence and personality traits among young players to enhance their tactical decision-making and creative abilities.

    Keywords: Basketball, creativity, TACTICS, Perception, Decision Making, Personality, general intelligence

    Received: 16 Jun 2024; Accepted: 26 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Díaz-Rodríguez and Pérez-Córdoba. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Carlos Díaz-Rodríguez, University EUNEIZ, Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain

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