| It has long been recognized that physical | | | | cognitive psychology which includes |
| components are not enough to make athletes | | | | information processing. This elucidates the |
| excel in their fields. One of the latest | | | | process in which our brain takes in |
| concepts being applied to enhance the | | | | information from the outside world through |
| performances in sports is called cognitive | | | | our senses, select and utilize the |
| psychology - the study of brain mechanisms or | | | | information which results to a decision, |
| human mental processes in relation to the way | | | | bringing about an output exhibited through |
| we perceive things, feel about things, solve | | | | behavior or actions, which is subjected to |
| problems, and the probable root cause of our | | | | feedback from the environment. |
| behavior. | | | | |
| | | | The decision to pass the ball or to run for |
| This paper will contain a detailed ten hour | | | | the goal is determined by the availability of |
| soccer team training plan and discuss the | | | | a player in a more advantageous spot and the |
| relationship of cognitive psychology to | | | | number of players guarding him (input). The |
| athletes' over-all performance focusing | | | | success or failure of his moves (output) |
| mainly on the information processing model of | | | | based on his decision is affirmed with a |
| Whiting, Welford, and Schmidt. The | | | | touchdown or a pass respectively (feedback). |
| contribution of cognitive psychology to | | | | Now, the decision-making process involved |
| enhancing the players' understanding and | | | | during this split-second scenario is a |
| performance levels, the application of | | | | product of simulated plays in which the |
| different theoretical approaches to a variety | | | | player was trained and not born with. Through |
| of sporting situations and the use of theory | | | | constant exposure to similar situation in the |
| to enhance individual and team performance, | | | | course of training, the learned skill has |
| specifically in soccer, will be explored. | | | | become intrinsic to a player's mind which he |
| | | | was able to apply naturally in the actual |
| There exists an array of sub-concepts under | | | | game despite the pressured atmosphere... |