Inhibitory control may be vital in elite sport. The authors examined the link between athletic expertise, inhibitory control, and sport performance in a two-part quasi experiment. Inhibitory control was indexed using the Stop-Signal Task, athlete expertise was categorized on literary recommendations, and sport performance was assessed using athlete and coach ratings. Study 1 examined cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of inhibitory control across athletic expertise. Study 2 investigated whether the inhibitory control–sport performance relationship was moderated by expertise. Study 1 showed that expertise was linked to greater inhibitory control cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Study 2 revealed that expertise was related to superior performance on the Stop-Signal Task and athlete and coach performance ratings, and this relationship was moderated by athletic expertise. Inhibitory control relates to sport performance, increases with greater athlete expertise, and develops longitudinally. Long-term participation in sport may bring about changes in inhibitory control, which may lead to improved sport performance.

在精英运动中，抑制控制可能是至关重要的。作者在一个由两部分组成的准实验中检查了运动专长、抑制控制和运动表现之间的联系。使用停止信号任务对抑制控制进行索引，根据文学推荐对运动员专业知识进行分类，并使用运动员和教练评级来评估运动表现。研究 1 检查了跨运动专长的抑制控制的横断面和纵向模式。研究 2 调查了抑制控制与运动表现的关系是否受到专业知识的调节。研究 1 表明，专业知识与横向和纵向更好的抑制控制有关。研究 2 显示，专业知识与在停止信号任务中的出色表现以及运动员和教练的表现评级有关，这种关系是由运动专业知识调节的。抑制控制与运动表现有关，随着运动员专业知识的增加而增加，并纵向发展。长期参与运动可能会带来抑制控制的变化，从而可能导致运动成绩的提高。