TABLE 2.

Justification texts and assigned heuristics by final choice.

Heuristic	Choice	Content (n)	Choice n (%)	Heuristic n (%)
Maximin	Play	I‘ll play although it hurts / even if this is bad for my health (2)	2 (2.8%)	34 (47.2%)
	Rest	For this game, it is not worth risking a more severe injury (10); I do not want to take the risk of a long-term injury/sports invalidity (10); If I play, the risk of a long lay-off due to a more severe injury/rupturing the tendon is too high (8); If I rest, I am out for just a few weeks which is better than having to rest months with a tendon rupture (3); High Risk (1)	32 (44.4%)
RDO	Play	To support the team, I am going… to play for just a few minutes/…at less than 100%/…stop playing when pain increases during the match (10); To support the team, I postpone the lay-off until the next match is over (4); I will get my shoulder tape bandaged before the match (4); Take painkillers to be ready to support team (3); The doctor does not categorically exclude the option to play (2); Excellent treatment options after a potential tendon-rupture leads me to play (1)	24 (33.3%)	27 (37.5 %)
	Rest	An adequate substitute is available so I can rest to be back soon (3)	3 (4.2%)
Maximax	Play	I want to support the team/I don‘t want to abandon the team (4); The upcoming match is very important and the team needs me (1)	5 (6.9%)	8 (11.1%)
	Rest	It is reasonable to fully recover from an injury before practicing sports again (3)	3 (4.2%)
Least probable negative	Rest	It is highly probable that severe long-term damage occurs if I play, and that I am also not 100% fit to play (1); There is a 50/50 percent chance that the tendon ruptures, so the risk of a 6-month recovery time is too high (1)	2 (2.8%)	2 (2.8%)
(S)EU	Rest	The probability of tendon rupture is disproportional to the predicted lay-off time of 6 weeks (1)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)