Once the player has recognised what tactic is expected to be used in a particular situation, and once they have processed the information in front of them, now their decision of what to do next is made.
So you get the ball and you know the basic tactic of what’s next which will re-direct your vision to that part of the ground – if you didn’t know the tactic then you’d spend all your time searching for the next tactic instead of moving through the 4 stages of decision making and you’ll be wrapped up in a tackle or foced to bomb the ball for territory with little direction or accuracy.
Things are working well up the ground as well and your teammates have started to move to those spots that you are looking towards the get the ball too.
So now it’s all about who is where the ball preferably needs to get to.
Are they in a lot of space which gives my kick more room for error?
Are they in a tight spaced which givesmy kick less room for error?
Do I have the capability to execute a kick into this tight space?
Can I go back to a time where I executed a similar kick into tight space like this?
Am I feeling confident enough right now to attempt this kick?
Do I feel in safe enough psychological state to attempt this kick in the event that I turn it over?
If not then is this the best option right now?
Are there other and more easier kicks to teammates that I can do right now?
And the loop starts again of which all of this happens in a split second.
So now when you say “you must make the right decision” along with anxiety building language (must, have to etc), you can now start top see the barriers that each player could have up and why they don’t quite make the decisions you think they should.
At this point you can now assist them in making the “right” decision or help them be able to find other options immediately.
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