Review article: Investigating the role of decision making in sports performance

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of decision making in sports performance as a systematic review. The studies were retrieved using the search terms defined in the titles of the articles specified in the Persian and English databases without time interval. A total of 2453 English and 753 Persian articles were selected. Among them, 114 articles related to the subject of the study were selected and after reviewing the full text of the articles, 35 English articles and 5 Persian articles were selected. These studies are divided into three groups of studies related to performing certain exercises and affecting on accuracy, speed and quality of decision making (16 studies), studies related to decision evaluation under stress conditions (3 studies) and studies related to post-decision evaluation after watching clips or pictures of real scenes of the game (20 studies).The results of studies showed that the ability to make decisions can differentiate the level of sports skills of individuals and the different training programs provide a slight improvement in how young players make decisions. Using clips or photos related to real sports scenes or a non-linear training program can improve the speed and accuracy of players' decisions. Also, making decisions under pressure in young people makes there fewer options for them in the field of play, and the use of 2D and 3D video clips can be used to measure and compare players' decisions in disciplines.