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Making Faster Decisions Under Time Pressure

Making Faster Decisions Under Time Pressure

Discipline 4: Game Intelligence — Lesson 11 of 12
Lecturer: Nadia Fairweather

Deciding on the ball is always slower than deciding before it. This session covers deciding what to do with the ball before it arrives, simplifying options to two under real pressure, and practising decision-making drills at genuine match speed.

The three rules

1. Decide before the ball arrives.
2. Simplify to two options.
3. Practise decisions at real speed.

*The full breakdown — citations, the lecturer's own story, and the discipline's quiz bank — is part of the Spy Academy programme.*

Published version 2 · Updated 2026-09-29T19:39:50.531790+00:00