The Mental Game: Cognitive Training, Creativity, and Game Intelligence in Basketball

World-class basketball players like Nikola Jokic and Caitlin Clark seem to effortlessly conjure not only unusual but also masterful technical and tactical plays on the court. Coaches of elite players know that to be able to play at such a top level requires fast thinking and sharp game intelligence.

This book offers a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in training. Diagnostic tools and useful examples for training cogniti...