Anticipation

Day 5 of "Face February Fighting"

Anticipation

This is the ability to predict future events from early signals or past experience.

Anticipation relies on experience to recognise stimuli that allow the performer to process information before an event occurs. For example an experienced batsman (autonomous) may be able to predict the bowler’s delivery by watching their hand and arm action, whereas a novice (cognitive) would have to watch the ball bounce before deciding which shot to play.

Correct anticipation should reduce response time.

Incorrect anticipation will lead to increased response time

Spatital Anticipation is predicting what will happen

Temporal Anticipation is predicting when it will happen

A combination of the two is perfect for an open skill situations.

Performers can prevent opponents anticipating their action by being unpredictable (using a dodge or dummy to confuse opponent), randomising actions (using different shots or passes to remain unpredictable) and by disguising actions (pretending to take a shot before passing).

WAT

Bad planning left no time available.  Lesson needs learning. Poor planning, poor performance.

 

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