Information Processing Model In Hockey

Information processing model is a way to identify different stimulus by processing them through the central nervous system. Within the central nervous system there are three stages that happen, which are called stimulus identification, response selection, and response programing. The other day I was watching a hockey game at the park and I saw the information processing model come to life. Two players were skating towards the goal tender with the puck, one of the players had to make the decision of either shooting the puck or passing the puck to the other player. This would be the first stage of the information processing model, called stimulus identification. In this stage a person must decide on how to react to a certain situation. The player who had the puck acted as if he was going to shoot but rather passed the puck to his teammate at the last second. His decision was made based off the second stage, the response selection. This is where the central nervous system decides on what response to make. After he made his decision came the third stage which is the response programing. The player has decided to pass the puck to his teammate by first faking a forearm pass and then passing with the backhand technique. This is representative of the third stage of the

In hockey there are many ways to hit the puck. The way you pass is completely different than if you were to attempt to make a goal. Not only does the form of the body differ but also the way energy is transferred and where the most power comes from. For example, when deciding to pass the puck to a teammate the primary source of energy comes from the upper extremities. In comparison to passing, shooting the puck requires a transfer of energy from the lower extremities to the upper extremities creating more force coming from the