NCAA Division I Coaches’ Perceptions and Preferred Use of Sport Psychology Services: A Qualitative Perspective

Zakrajsek, Rebecca A.; Steinfeldt, Jesse A.; Bodey, Kimberly J.; Martin, Scott B.; Zizzi, Sam

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“…The best way to achieve this collaborative approach between services, professionals, and community groups is to coordinate regular multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss and evaluate the progress of individual athletes. When coordinating these multidisciplinary teams, each campus must decide which professionals, services, and organizations should be included within this network of collaborative care, identify their framework for collaboration, and then determine how the university's infrastructure will synchronize efforts to serve student-athletes (Hayden, Kornspan, Bruback, Parent, & Rodgers, 2013;Zakrajsek, Steinfeldt, Bodey, Martin, & Zizzi, 2013).…”

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The Holistic Athletic Healthcare Model: Addressing the Developmental, Social, and Cultural Needs of Collegiate Athletes

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Many adolescent and young adult athletes only access the healthcare system through involvement in sports. Yet, many opportunities are missed in the sports medicine environment to provide holistic, quality care for these athletes that assist them in navigating toward healthy adulthood and that also address inequities that impair good health. Since most causes of morbidity and mortality in this age group are related to poor health behaviors, and comprehensive health care services are fragmented, it is imperative that sports medicine healthcare be reimagined to incorporate a social-ecological perspective that holistically addresses the unique medical, social, cultural, and behavioral needs of athletes. We propose a socialecological perspective that enhances developmental assets as the basis for sports medicine services. This innovative approach -the Holistic Athletic Healthcare Model -involves (a) addressing adolescent developmental needs and the social determinants of health at the individual level, (b) using strength-based approaches and demonstrating cultural competency in healthcare provider relationships, (c) integrating medical care with campus community services, and (d) promoting health equity in the campus environment. Engagement in sports has many benefits beyond winning in the game and health is more than being injury-free. Sports medicine practitioners and healthcare systems must be proactive in supporting athletes from all backgrounds to become healthy adults.

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The Holistic Athletic Healthcare Model: Addressing the Developmental, Social, and Cultural Needs of Collegiate Athletes

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“…Therefore, it is important to examine the attitudes coaches hold towards sport psychology consultants and the services they can provide. There are a number of studies that have examined attitudes towards sport psychology by coaches in different contexts, including youth sport coaches , high school coaches (Zakrajsek et al, 2011), collegiate coaches (Allen, 2013;Zakrajsek et al, 2013), and Olympic coaches (Gould et al, 1991). conducted a review of the literature on attitudes towards sport psychology and seeking sport psychology services.…”

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“…There is also a paucity of research examining the motivation and attitudes of coaches for utilizing a sport psychology consultant (SPC). Factors that have been identified to positively influence a coach's attitude towards utilization of a SPC with their athletes include coach demographic factors (i.e., older age, more years of coaching experience, higher level of education ;Zakrajsek, et al, 2011;and being female;, and the abilities of SPCs themselves (i.e., ability to build a trusting relationship, fit in with the team, maintain professional boundaries, and work within the coach's own system; Zakrajsek, et al, 2013). also indicated that the most consistent and influential factor contributing to confidence in using SPCs is a coach's previous knowledge and experience with sport psychology.…”

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“Can I use the services?”: Coaches’ Use of Sport Psychology for Their Own Development and Performance

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As a helping profession, sport psychology consulting services are offered to any who wish to enhance their performance, holistic well-being, and social functioning (AASP, n.d.). Though the current literature on experiences of use are heavily rooted in athlete experiences, there is an increasing recognition of the coach as a performer in their own right as well (Thewell, Weston, Greenlees, & Hutchings, 2008). Much like their athletes, coaches face organizational, competitive, and personal stressors in the sporting environment (Olusoga, Maynard, Butt, & Hays, 2010), especially in the high performance context. Therefore, this study examined the experiences of eight high performance coaches from a range of sports who have utilized sport psychology services for their own performance enhancement as a coach. This study was conducted using a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology and each participant engaged in two semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of the data elicited a number of themes related to the research questions. Impetus themes included buy-in, opportunity, and environmental stressors. Benefits coaches felt they received were under two broad dimensionsintrapersonal and interpersonal. Intrapersonal had two higher-order themesfacilitating introspection and performance enhancement. The interpersonal dimension had three higher-order themes, these were navigate media interactions, enhance communication with athletes, and friendship development. Barriers themes included lack of resources, stigma, SPC characteristics, and coach characteristics. This research gives the field of applied sport psychology insight into how SPCs and high performance coaches work together in support of the coach's performance and professional development. Future research should extend this line of research by examining high performance coaches in more diverse countries and cultures to determine if and how sport psychology services may be useful within different contexts. Additionally, further examination of preferences shown in this research, as well as a focus specifically on female coaches, will be helpful in understanding the nuances of working with and supporting different coaches' performance and professional development. There are so many people that I need to thank for their role in helping me make it through the last four years and the journey that is a Ph.D. "The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves."-Steven Spielberg Firstly, to my doctoral advisor, Dr. Zizzi-You gave me the perfect balance of space and guidance to become the academic I am today. You have challenged me, supported me, and given me opportunities to grow and (sometimes) see above the trees. For all of these things, I am thankful. My (unofficial) co-advisor, Dr. Dieffenbach-Your unwavering support of my research, willing collaboration, and wisdom have been more impactful than you will ever know. I now think much more critically about coaching than I ever have befo...

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“…Overall, researchers examining mental training suggest that college coaches believe that mental skills are important to the success of their respective teams and have an interest in sport psychology services being available to their teams (Zakrajsek, Steinfeldt, Bodey, Martin, & Zizzi, 2013). Despite the indicated importance of mental skills and the value of having sport psychology services available, usage rates of sport psychology services across all three NCAA divisions hover between 20% and 30% (Wrisberg, Loberg, Simpson, Withycombe, & Reed, 2010).…”

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Sport Psychology "App"lication: NCAA Coaches' Preferences for a Mental Training Mobile App

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This study utilized a consumer marketing approach to investigate National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) head coaches' preferences for a mental training mobile application (mobile map) using a conjoint market analysis. Head coaches' preferences for a mental training mobile app were compared based on price, ability to track athlete use of the app, recommendation sources, the inclusion of daily functions, coaches' awareness of the app being used by other teams, and the credibility of the mobile app content creators. Price and tracking athlete use were the two most important characteristics to coaches. Considering all characteristics, coaches preferred mobile apps that cost less than $200, provided comprehensive tracking of athlete use, came with an internal recommendation, included daily functions, were used by other teams, and were created by content creators who work with other successful programs. Based on market simulations, more than two-thirds of coaches would purchase a mental training mobile app with the characteristics presented in this study if given the chance. The present findings are evidence that the use of mental training at the NCAA level may rely more on the delivery method and cost of services than previously thought.

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NCAA Division I Coaches’ Perceptions and Preferred Use of Sport Psychology Services: A Qualitative Perspective

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

The Holistic Athletic Healthcare Model: Addressing the Developmental, Social, and Cultural Needs of Collegiate Athletes

The Holistic Athletic Healthcare Model: Addressing the Developmental, Social, and Cultural Needs of Collegiate Athletes

“Can I use the services?”: Coaches’ Use of Sport Psychology for Their Own Development and Performance

Sport Psychology "App"lication: NCAA Coaches' Preferences for a Mental Training Mobile App

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