A model for the improvement of the perception and tactical decision-making in basketball

It is a fact that coaches often report slow and ineffective tactical solutions among young players. The challenge of encouraging creativity in basketball players has been a constant, and this is a common denominator for all young people in the world, no matter their nationality. The present study attempts to contribute to the field of tactical decision-making process by proposing an educational and formative experiment, which contributes to the development of tactical thinking in young basketball sportsmen. The aim is to demonstrate that perceptual tactical training (PTT) can contribute to the improvement of meaningful tactical perception, tactical solutions, and performance in real game situations. The conclusions drawn from this study are that it is possible to affirm that after the PTT, basketball players improved substantially their significant tactical perception (STP), as they were more accurate and quicker in perceiving the significant signals and disregarding the unnecessary ones, and also that the PTT enables basketball players to develop better tactical perceptions and solutions and, most importantly, to bring into play their creative imagination to make decisions to which the opponent cannot anticipate.