Perceptual-Cognitive Psychology

is the study of how psychology influences sports, athletic performance, exercise, and physical activity..(what is sports psychology)
They apply theories about how the brain works to help athletes hone their mental skills and perform at their best when it matters most.(the same principles apply even if you're just trying to get on the school team or impress friends. -Gold Medal Mind pg1
Sport-Social psychology. subfield. (SP theories of personality)
Often, people assume that sport psychology can only have short term benefits. Coaches and athletes employ sport psychologists to come in and fix a team's problem within the space of 2 to 3 months. (what are the benefits..)
For example, scientist with an interest in sport have analysed the perceptual-cognitive

in more recent times, Poulton was the first to systematically discriminate between different types of anticipation judgements using experimental methods common to this discipline. (Perceptual-cognitive)
Anticipation judgment is a number of perceptual-cognitive skills that contribute to our ability to perceive the intentions of opponents are highlighted, such as the ability to: (a) pick up advance information from an opponent's postural orientation, (b) identify stimulus familiarity in patterns of play, (c) explore the visual scene in an efficient and effective manner, and (d) ascertain the most likely options facing an opponent at any given moment in time. (Anticipation

(Perceptual-cognitive)
The ability to anticipate allows athletes additional time to formulate and execute an appropriate response. (Perceptual-cognitive)
High school benefits
Sport Psychology is a field which can help to move athletes to the next level. To learn how basic psychological tools such as goal setting, imagery, self talk and relaxation skills can help to boost their performance. To learn how to become the best possible athlete from a psychological point of view. To learn how to manage their family, work and sport life. (what are the benefits..)
Since most Sport, and in particular racket sports and team ball games, require athletes to process information in a time-constrained environment, it is necessary for performers to adapt to the unique constraints of the task by acquiring knowledge structures and cognitive processes that allow them to anticipate. (Perceptual-cognitive)
Moreover, we outline efforts to facilitate the acquisition of such processes using simulation-based training. (Perceptual-cognitive)
Chapter 5 Bombing the test