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skill execution improvement through TGfU in 5 versus
5 among sports school players were parallel with
previous findings in soccer and hockey (Nathan, 2008;
Harvey, 2003; Light & Fawns, 2003; Turner &Martinek,
1999) and badminton (French, Werner, Taylor, Hussey,
& Jones, 1999).
The decision making component improved via TGfU
due to the model which advocated guided discovery
method coaching enabling the players to think and read
game in advance in turnenabling the players to solve
the game problem. The modus operandi of TGfU coaching
tremendously assisted the players to improve tactical
decision making and improve on how they execute
passing, dribbling and scoring hockey skills in 5 versus
5 game plays.

The findings on decision making were similar with
findings of Turner & Martinek (1999) in hockey, similar
findings reported by Psotta & Martin (2011) indicating
tactical model (CTA: 0.81±0.12, p<0.05) significantly
higher mean score after intervention compared to
Technical model (CTE: 0.75±0.12, p<0.05) in women
soccer in Czech Republic. As for overall skill execution
of passing, dribbling, scoring and tackling - it indicated
significant difference between using TGfU compared to
SDT model among Indian players and TGfU seems to
be a better model.
These findings support the findings infield hockey
(Turner &Martinek, 1999), badminton (Lawton, 1989),
soccer (Mitchell, Oslin, & Griffin 1995), and volleyball
(Griffin, Oslin, & Mitchell, 1995) on skill execution.