Information processing

This picture is of a tennis player making a backhand shot. The player’s stimulus is the ball. The vision of the player is fixed on the position of the ball and the opponent. The audition for the player may be the crowd or the noise the opponent makes when hitting the ball, the proprioception is being able to sustain balance when hitting the ball with power, the tactile is hitting the ball and controlling the racket. The players short term sensory store consists of knowing the speed and direction of the ball. In his short term memory the player will look at the position of himself and the opponent as well as remembering how much space, time and the speed of the ball in his long term memory. The player will draw open experience from previous matches against the opponent or remember comparable positions in the current of previous games. In the decision process the player will decide the direction to hit the ball and the speed he should hit the ball and which type of shot to play. The motor output of the player would be moving the body and the tennis racket into the correct position and playing the forehand. In the feedback stage the player remembers his performance for future reference. He may remember if the shot was successful, weather there was enough power in the shot and whether or not the shot was hit in the correct direction, position and speed.

This is a picture of a 200m sprinter the players stimulus is the person who uses the start gun. The vision of the sprinter is focused head down looking slightly straight towards to track. The audition for the sprinter is the crowd his coach probably and also the other sprinters around him, the propreoception is being able to maintain his balance when taking off so that he can get the best possible start and also be able to stay in his lane. The tactile is controlling his arms and leg so that he can generate the maximum speed from his legs using his arms so that he can win the race, he must also keep his head straight. The sprinters short term memory store will consist of comments from the crowd and coach and his position in the race. In his short term memory the sprinter will remember if his opponents have got a good start and how far ahead or behind they are. On his long term memory the sprinter will draw on previous races, and the strengths and weaknesses of the other sprinters in order for him to help him to win the race. In the decision process the sprinter will decide whether to go fast at the beginning middle or towards the end of the race. The motor output will be the single maximum final push he makes for the home straight where he will go straight out. The feedback stage consists of the sprinter storing whether or not he judged the pace of the race correctly and how he can improve his strength and speed in order for him to achieve his maximum level.

In all three sports there are similarities and differences in information processing. The stimulus in football and tennis are the same but in sprinting it is different. The sensory output does vary. All three sports have the same audition but the vision is different in sprinting as you are only concentrating on yourself. Proprioception is similar in all three sports as the body has to be in equilibrium in order to get the best possible outcome. The tactile varies as the object of each sport varies. The short term memory varies in all the sports as each sport the athlete has to anticipate the best possible outcome but in sprinting it depends on the athlete themselves. The long term memory store in each sport allows players to perform their best as they can improve on previous errors, in each sport this varies as different experiences are drawn upon. The motor output in each stage will vary as different actions are carried out by each performer. The feedback stage will be similar for each sport as it is self evaluation. The athlete will remember the positives and improve the negatives.

Every athlete processes information differently to adapt to the situation. As the three sports differ the need for each sport is different and the information needs to be processed differently. For each sport the beginning of the information processing will depend on the rest of the outcome and the stages, so the stimulus sets the stages of the information processing. At each stage the information is processed differently and those information that is required is stored and kept for future reference,