i Decision Making In Sport: Applying the Above Real Time Training Method

ii This thesis includes four main chapters that investigate the use of speeded video as a method of decision-making training. Six different video speeds were tested using a video-based decision-making task, to gain a thorough understanding of the effects of video speed on different levels of expertise in Australian football, particularly, the mechanisms which drive expert performance. The significant difference in performance between elite and sub-elite at the 1.5 speed indicated this to be a potential training speed for elite athletes. Speeded video is a way to incorporate above real time training as a method to train athletes. This video speed was then used in a five-week training intervention for elite Australian football athletes, comparing to normal speed and no training groups. Training in above real time showed quicker and longer lasting decision-making performance improvements compared to normal speed and no training. Eye movement recordings were also analysed on a subset of the training intervention study. This was the first study in sport to track eye movements throughout training, and result