Book Description:
There has been considerable debate on sport psychology about the status and the function of cognition and action in sport. This debate is very relevant since there was a refinement of the different positions, and there were several attempts to integrate apparently contrasting perspectives.
A main goal of this book is to put the links between cognition, perception and action into the discussion both oriented towards theory and practice, and thus, cast a new look on cognition and action in sport. The book is organized in three sections. Section I discusses the organization of action attending to its dynamics and complexity. It shows how multiple levels of complexity are involved in performance and learning. Section II discusses not only what is knowledge, but also how athletes use it during performance. Section III presents different perspectives about judgment and decision-making as well as applications to training.

Table of Contents:
Preface pp.i-viii

Contributors pp.iv-xii

Section 1: Complex systems approach to situated action in sport pp.1-2

Chapter 1: The organization of action in complex neurobiological systems (pp. 3-14)
(Keith Davids, Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

Chapter 2: Catching two visual systems at once: Ventral and dorsal system contributions in the visual regulation of human movement (pp. 15-26)
(Geert Savelsbergh, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands; John van der Kamp, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Chapter 3: Interpersonal Coordination Tendencies, Decision-making and Information Governing Dynamics in Rugby Union (pp. 27-42)
(Pedro Passos, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal; Duarte Araújo, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal; Keith Davids, Queensland University of Technology; Luís Gouveia, University of Lisbson, Portugal; João Milho, Lusofona University of Humanities and Technologies, Portugal; Sidónio Serpa, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal)

Chapter 4: Information for regulating action in sport: Metastability and emergence of tactical solutions under ecological constraints (pp. 43-58)
(Robert Hristovski, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Republic of Macedonia; Keith Davids, Queensland University of Technology; Duarte Araújo, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal)

Chapter 5: Increasing stochastic perturbations enhances acquisition and learning of complex sport movements (pp. 59-74)
(Wolfgang Schöllhorn and Maren Michelbrink, University of Mainz, Germany; Daniela Welminsiki, University of Munster, Germany; Keith Davids, Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

Chapter 6: Levels of complexity in performance (pp. 75-86)
(Beatrix Vereijken, Norweigian University and Science Technology, Norway)

Section 2: What is the influence of knowledge on player’s behaviour? (pp.87-88)

Chapter 7: What is the influence of knowledge on player’s behaviour? (pp. 89-94)
(Hubert Ripoll, Aix-Marseille Universities, France)

Chapter 8: Some Constraints on Recognition Performance in Soccer (pp. 95-108)
(Mark Williams, Liverpool John Moores University, England; Jamie S. North, Liverpool John Moores University, England)

Chapter 9: Knowledge of Athletes as Cues for Simple Choices (pp. 109-118)
(Jörn Köppen, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany; Markus Raab, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany)

Chapter 10: How does knowledge constrain sport performance? An ecological perspective (pp. 119-132)
(Duarte Araújo, Rita Cordovil, João Ribeiro, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal; Keith Davids, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Orlando Fernandes, University of Evora, Portugal)

Chapter 11: Extending the Rather Unnoticed Gibsonian View that ‘Perception is Cognitive’: Development of the Enactive Approach to Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise (pp. 133-146)
(Eric Laurent, Universite de Franche-Comte, France; Hubert Ripoll, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France)

Section 3: Judgment and Decision Making in Sport and Exercise (pp.147-148)

Chapter 12: Judgment and Decision Making in Sport and Exercise: A Concise History and Present and Future Perspectives (pp. 149-156)
(Michael Bar-Eli, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel; Markus Raab, German Sport University Cologne, Germany)

Chapter 13: The development of decision making skill in sport: an ecological dynamics perspective (pp. 157-170)
(Duarte Araújo, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal; Keith Davids, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Jia Yi Chow, Nanyang Technological University, China; Pedro Passos, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal)

Chapter 14: Cognitive models of athlete decision making (pp. 171-180)
(Joseph G. Johnson, Miami University, USA)

Chapter 15: Conceptual considerations about the development of a decision-making training method for expert soccer referees. (pp. 181-190)
(Ralf Brand, University of Potsdam, Germany; Henning Plessner, University of Leipzig, Germany; Geoffrey Schweizer, University of Potsdam, Germany)

Chapter 16: The Quiet Eye as a factor in Decision Making in Motor Performance (pp. 191-206)
(Joan Vickers, University of Calgary, Canada)

Chapter 17: The Role of Attention and Movement Variability in the Production of Skilled Performance (pp. 207-222)
(William M. Land; Gershon Tenenbaum, Florida State University, USA)

Index pp.223-235