diff --git a/classes/state/player_state.gd b/classes/state/player_state.gd
index 80ef2a0..ff10e0e 100644
--- a/classes/state/player_state.gd
+++ b/classes/state/player_state.gd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(player != null, "The PlayerState state type must be used only in the player scene. It needs the owner to be a Player node.")
 
 
-func _enter(_previous_state_path: String, _data: Dictionary = {}) -> void:
+func _enter(_previous_state_path: String, _data: Dictionary[StringName, Variant] = {}) -> void:
 	pass
 
 
diff --git a/scenes/player/player.gd b/scenes/player/player.gd
index 3ce2fbd..9791b99 100644
--- a/scenes/player/player.gd
+++ b/scenes/player/player.gd
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
 class_name Player extends CharacterBody2D
 
 
+const DEADZONE = 0.1
+
 @export var max_speed: float = 300.0
 
+@onready var sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D
+@onready var state_machine: StateMachine = $StateMachine
+
 
 func get_movement_vector() -> Vector2:
 	var x_mov: float = Input.get_action_strength('move_right') - Input.get_action_strength('move_left')
 	var y_mov: float = Input.get_action_strength('move_down') - Input.get_action_strength('move_up')
 	return Vector2(x_mov, y_mov)
+
+
+func match_state(exclude: Array[StringName] = []) -> StringName:
+	var movement_vector: Vector2 = get_movement_vector()
+	
+	if movement_vector.length() > DEADZONE:
+		if PlayerState.WALKING in exclude: return ""
+		return PlayerState.WALKING
+	elif movement_vector.length() < DEADZONE:
+		if PlayerState.IDLE in exclude: return ""
+		return PlayerState.IDLE
+	
+	return ""