The role of confidence in world-class sport performance

Hays, Kate F.; Thomas, Owen; Maynard, Ian; Bawden, Mark

doi:10.1080/02640410903089798

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“…This may be a function of a deprioritisation of general social bonds (often framed as "distractions") encouraged among high level athletes, and also those aspiring to that level [35], a process which is largely absent at the grassroots of sport. Critically, however, it may well explain why it has been feasible for studies based purely upon elite performers to treat the construct of "sport-confidence" as a (relatively) discreet entity, while the data reported above from outside of the elite domain -in line with the proposals of Hays et al [7] -display strong interlacing of confidence sources from on and off the field.…”

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“…the people, things, rituals and so forth from which athletes draw psychological strength) have received progressively greater attention within the germane research corpus. It is, however, the unambiguous case that, within this literature, the main substantive concern has been with confidence in elite and/or individual sports [7][8][9][10]. Moreover, a principally deductive methodological framework has been dominant.…”

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“…exploring confidence sources and impacts within narrow domains, such as "a sport"), more recent work in sport psychology conceptualises self-confidence as a multidimensional phenomenon, with athletes able to gain (or lose) performance-confidence in line with a multitude of factors, including those arising in the non-sporting domains of the athlete's life. Hays et al [7], for example, argue that "…the sources from which athletes derive their confidence are not only sport specific, but also influenced by demographic and organisational factors." From this perspective, it may well be viewed, the categorisation of "sport-confidence" as a discreet phenomenon, a thing in-and-of-itself, is somewhat problematic.…”

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“…Extant research indicates that it is strongly linked to issues at both ends of the performance spectrum; to sudden declines in performance efficacy [6] and also to the development of strong coping strategies in athletes [2,7]. Consequently, the "sources" of confidence (i.e.…”

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Confidence-Sourcing Among Amateur Soccer Players: Interpreting Time, Place and Stimulus-Relevance

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George²,

Nicholson³

2015

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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.

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“…Studies show that good self-confidence is reflected in performance (Hays, Thomas, Maynard, & Bawden, 2009).…”

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Traditional balance and slackline training are associated with task‐specific adaptations as assessed with sensorimotor tests

Volery

Singh

Bruin

et al. 2017

European Journal of Sport Science

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The purpose of this study was to measure alterations in sensorimotor skills and balance resulting from slackline training and conventional balance training. Forty-three physically fit subjects were randomized into three groups. Two groups practiced three times a week for 15 minutes, including at least once supervised session, on the slackline or perform conventional balance training for 6 weeks. The control group was not allowed to perform any balance training. Before and after the intervention, the subjects underwent sensorimotor and strength tests. The results of our intra-class correlation analysis showed that the stability parameters from the multifunctional training device (MFT, 0.7), the height during the countermovement jump (CMJ, 0.95) and the maximum force (0.88) during leg press showed excellent reliability. A post hoc comparison indicated a larger effect of conventional training (almost 11% reduction in MFT stability) compared with slackline training in group-wide comparisons of the pre-to the post-training measurements. The factor analysis showed that stability and sensorimotor assessment using MFT were correlated, as were height during CMJ and maximal force during leg press, which represented dynamic strength. Because CMJ had the highest intra-class correlation value, it was chosen over maximum force from leg press. For these reasons, only two out of nine measured parameters, namely MFT stability and CMJ, were analysed across groups. The only observed difference between the two groups was MFT stability (slackline − 1.5%, conventional − 13%), whereas the improvement of CMJ was the same (slackline + 3%, conventional + 3%). It can be concluded that slacklining is partly complementary to conventional sensorimotor training.Keywords: Rehabilitation, stability, posture, muscle force, coordinative performance Highlights . Slacklining is partly complementary to conventional sensorimotor training. . High to excellent levels of reliability were observed for the MFT stability parameters, height during the CMJ and the maximum force produced by pushing against the leg press. . A significant main effect of training allocation was observed for CMJ height suggesting an increase in jumping height irrespective of the training paradigm (slacklining or conventional sensorimotor training).

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Body Language in Sport

Furley¹,

Schweizer²

2020

Handbook of Sport Psychology

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The role of confidence in world-class sport performance

Cited by 130 publications

References 30 publications

Confidence-Sourcing Among Amateur Soccer Players: Interpreting Time, Place and Stimulus-Relevance

Confidence-Sourcing Among Amateur Soccer Players: Interpreting Time, Place and Stimulus-Relevance

Traditional balance and slackline training are associated with task‐specific adaptations as assessed with sensorimotor tests

Body Language in Sport

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