From Novice to Expert: What Actually Separates Skilled Athletes From the Rest

5 days ago

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Updated: 4 days ago

Watch a novice and an expert face the same moment in sport and the difference is not mainly in the muscles. The expert seems to have more time, sees the play before it happens, and moves with less apparent effort. Two large meta-analyses explain what is happening in the expert's head and how much of it can be trained.

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