The hot hand in basketball: An examination of the impact of the hot hand, expertise, and mindfulness on expert basketball players and coaches decisions
dc.contributor.author | Ingels, John Spencer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-15T00:03:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-04-15T00:03:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.description.abstract | The hot hand concept is a belief that if a player has a series of several successful actions he or she is more likely to be successful in the subsequent action: they are hot. Statistically the hot hand has been shown to be a fallacy. However, player and coach perspectives show that psychological momentum or the hot hand is believed to be extremely important to the success of a player and team. In this study basketball players and coaches watched one half of a college basketball game and predicted the outcome of select jump shots taken. While the players and coaches were no more accurate than a random model at predicting success, the pattern of predictions did indicate a belief in the hot hand. Additionally, it was found that expertise, as measured by number of years in basketball, was correlated with overall prediction accuracy. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3210 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher.institution | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
dc.title | The hot hand in basketball: An examination of the impact of the hot hand, expertise, and mindfulness on expert basketball players and coaches decisions | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Sport Psychology | |
thesis.degree.grantor | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts in Sport Psychology |