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Discuss how information processing varies between individual, racket and team activities The performance of sport requires a large amount of input mentally as well as physically. Competitive sport is always about choosing the right skill for the situation with as little delay as possible to give a most effective outcome. The process by which it is done is the information processing system, which entails the use of the senses to evaluate a situation and make a decision. It is also known as the DCR process: "We Detect information Compare it with previous experiences and then React." (Galligan et al 2000) In the diagram below is Welford's (1968) model of information processing. He said that information taken in through the senses is stored before it is arranged and prioritised. The decision is then made once the short term memory of all the events that have just taken place are compared with the long term...

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