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August 6, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Anticipation in soccer: skilled players benefit from early pattern recognition in corner kick situations

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LILovro IvosevicTSTino Stöckel

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Overview

This study demonstrates skilled players predict corner kick outcomes better than less-skilled players, implying the power of pattern recognition in decision-making.

Key Points

  • Skilled soccer players show enhanced anticipation during corner kicks compared to less-skilled players.
  • Using visual cues from attacking players significantly improves prediction accuracy of ball landing positions.
  • 171 video scenes of corner kicks were analyzed, presenting them at different time points to assess player responses.
  • Findings suggest targeted training on pattern recognition may enhance anticipation skills in soccer players.

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Ivosevic et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689521fa9f4f1c896c428cdchttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1631208
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