Jorna, C.H. (Casper) (2009) Development of adolescent talented football players: Is self-regulation related to improvement of performance? thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to gain insight in the self-regulation components related to the performance development of talented youth football players. The players (n=20; mean age= 16.0 yrs; 9.6 yrs involved in competitive football) that demonstrate higher levels of selfregulation (metacognitive and motivational component), and show the corresponding appropriate behaviour (behavioural component) are expected to improve more on physiological and technical performance within a competitive season. The participants were tested on their sprinting and dribbling ability twice. The differences between Tl, at the start of the season, and T2, four months later, were used as measures of performance improvement. The Self-Regulation Scale in Dutch was used to asses the metacognitive (planning, monitoring, evaluation, reflection) and motivational (effort and self-efficacy) components of self-regulation and was administered a week after T2. In the month following T2 four training sessions were filmed to analyse the self-regulatory behaviour. The participants were divided into two groups per aspect and tested for differences in improvement of performance with a Wilcoxon W rank test. Furthermore, correlations between the aspects and performance variables were calculated. The talented players scoring high on the metacognitive component illustrated a trend of improving more (p <.OS). The motivational component had no evident relation with performance (p > .OS). However, players demonstrating more self-regulatory behaviour did improve more on physiological and technical performance (p < .OS). This study provides preliminary support for including self-regulation techniques focused on planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reflection in the training curriculum of any talent development program in football. Additionally, players should be encouraged and assisted by coaches to demonstrate the appropriate self-regulatory behaviour, in order to maximize their progress and attain their goals towards professional football.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Elferink-Gemser, Dr. M.T. and Toering, T.T. MSc. and Huijgen, B.C.H. MSc. and Visscher, Prof. dr. C. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 10:52 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1272 |
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