Confidence-sourcing among amateur soccer players : interpreting time, place and stimulus-relevance

Miller, Paul Kenneth and George, Robert and Nicholson, Steven (2015) Confidence-sourcing among amateur soccer players : interpreting time, place and stimulus-relevance. Open Sports Science Journal, 8 (1). pp. 8-17. ISSN 1875-399X

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Abstract

Although confidence is one of the major contemporary concerns in the psychology of sporting performance, extant study has primarily been concerned with elite and/or individual sports, and a deductive framework has been dominant. Drawing upon the core techniques of Straussian Grounded Theory, the research reported in this paper inductively analyses detailed accounts of confidence-sourcing provided by N=14 seasoned participants in amateur soccer. Results reveal a number of (sometimes eclectic) features of the ways that these individuals interpret and organise their own confidence sources, not least those relating to highly variable temporal and socio-spatial frames within which a potential confidence source might be considered “relevant” or “useful.” These findings contrast significantly with others emanating from research in the elite domain and, it is contended, have direct practical implications for both physical educators and grassroots sport coaches.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Open Sports Science Journal
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? amateur sportassociation footballconfidenceconfidence-sourcingqualitative psychologysoccerphysical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitationorthopedics and sports medicine ??
ID Code:
82735
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Deposited On:
08 Nov 2016 15:24
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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15 Jul 2024 16:31