ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an overview of literature on tactical creativity and decision making in team and racket sports. It begins by contextualising the value of ‘tactical creativity’ and how this term is operationally defined and theoretically considered. The chapter discusses the different cognitive processes underpinning tactical creativity in sports. It examines additional factors that appear linked with tactical creativity, including age, expertise, level of training, and motivation. The chapter considers potential directions for future research in the field of creativity in sport. In the field of cognitive psychology, developments suggest the existence of different sub processes during decision making. These include anticipation, perception, attention, game intelligence, tactical creativity, and working memory. The tactical creativity approach (TCA) by Daniel Memmert was proposed as a model for training and developing tactical creativity. The TCA focuses on seven methodological principles that foster tactical creativity in team sports.
