Training and psychosocial patterns during the early development of Portuguese national team athletes

Barreiros, André; Côté, Jean; Fonseca, António Manuel

doi:10.1080/13598139.2013.780965

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“…There is evidence within the extant literature that not all promising pre-elite athletes make the transition to elite [32]. This study found that the personal development and the psychological skills acquired through this nurturing environment were also crucial to make it to elite status.…”

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From Pre-Elite to Elite: The Pathway Travelled by Adolescent Golfers

Hayman

Borkoles

Taylor

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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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This study employed interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore the lived experiences of eight high performing adolescent golfers who had all successfully travelled the path from novice to elite level status.By means of semi-structured qualitative interviews, participants answered questions centred on four key areas which explored their journey from preelite to elite adolescent status: initial involvement and continued participation in golf, the meaning of golf, golf environment and social support. Two super-ordinate themes emerged from participants accounts:Early Pre-Elite Sporting Experiences and Strategic Approaches to Develop Adolescent Golfing Excellence. The study provides key insights into individual, social and environmental factors that enabled pre-elite adolescent golfers to make a successful transition to the elite pathway, and highlights plausible factors that may make a difference whether an athlete becomes elite or not. The findings will help coaches, policy makers and sport psychologists more effectively support emerging talent in golf.

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From Pre-Elite to Elite: The Pathway Travelled by Adolescent Golfers

Hayman

Borkoles

Taylor

et al. 2014

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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“…A investigação empírica mais recente tem demonstrado que o envolvimento numa práti-ca desportiva inicial diversificada, caracterizada por uma participação em diversos desportos numa fase inicial do desenvolvimento e um envolvimento em atividades não estruturadas e de cariz mais informal, tem igualmente permitido o alcance de elevados patamares de rendimento no desporto (6,7,15,17,30) . Deste modo, este percurso desportivo parece não limitar o alcance da excelência neste domínio e pode, inclusivamente, revelar-se benéfico para o atleta não somente a nível motor, mas igualmente a nível cognitivo, psicológico e socioafetivo, constructos fundamentais para um desenvolvimento desportivo a longo prazo sustentado e comprometido (2,3,9,10,13) .…”

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“…A atividades não estruturadas caracterizam-se por decorrerem em contextos mais informais de prática, por serem reguladas e monitorizadas pelas crianças/atletas, e por serem especificamente desenhadas para promover o prazer e o divertimento (11,15) . Diversos estudos têm vindo a demonstrar que os atletas que obtiveram uma prática desportiva inicial diversificada, com predominância de atividades não estruturadas numa fase inicial do seu percurso, alcançaram de igual forma elevados níveis de rendimento (4,6,7,15) . Pese embora a literatura reconheça a importância das atividades desportivas não estruturadas, a atenção dirigida para o seu estudo é comparativamente menor quando comparado com a investigação realizada sobre as atividades estruturadas (16) .…”

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“…No seguimento da análise empírica destas variáveis, os investigadores têm sugerido que o alcance de elevados patamares de rendimento no desporto se pode concretizar através de dois percursos distintos, nomeadamente, através de uma especialização precoce (23,29) , ou de um envolvimento desportivo inicial diversificado (4,6,17,33) . Enquanto que uma especialização precoce se caracteriza pelo investimento numa só modalidade desportiva desde tenra idade e em elevadas quantidades de prática deliberada (i.e.…”

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O percurso para a Excelência no Desporto: O papel da quantidade e do tipo de prática no desenvolvimento do atleta e do talento

Coutinho¹,

Mesquita²

2017

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O percurso para a Excelência no Desporto:O papel da quantidade e do tipo de prática no desenvolvimento do atleta e do talento PALAVRAS CHAVE:Especialização precoce.Envolvimento desportivo inicial diversificado.Prática estruturada.Prática não estruturada. Talento. RESUMOA excelência no desporto confere um tema de interesse para diversos investigadores, os quais se têm dedicado ao estudo dos fatores que contribuem para o alcance deste patamar.A este nível, o papel da quantidade e do tipo de prática vivenciados pelo atleta ao longo do seu desenvolvimento tem tido um lugar de destaque neste domínio, apanágio da sua influência na determinação de patamares elevados de rendimento. Por este motivo, o presente artigo teve como objetivo contribuir para um enquadramento teórico mais robusto e sustentável sobre os possíveis percursos para a excelência no desporto, particularmente no que diz respeito à quantidade e ao tipo de prática vivenciados pelo atleta ao longo do seu desenvolvimento. Especificamente, procurou-se discorrer sobre as vantagens e desvantagens de uma especialização precoce ou de um envolvimento desportivo inicial diversificado, bem como explorar as potencialidades das atividades estruturadas e não estruturadas para o desenvolvimento do talento desportivo. The pathway to excellence in sport: The role of quantity and type of practice in the development of the athlete and the talent ABSTRACT Excellence in sport is a topic of interest for many researchers, who have been studying the factors that may contribute to the achievement of such levels of performance. Here, the quantity and type of practice throughout the athlete's development have been a hot topic in this research field, since it is a factor that may highly influence the achievement of expertise in this domain. Therefore, the purpose of this article was to provide a theoretical background about the pathways to excellence in sport, particularly considering the quantity and type of practice undertaken by athletes throughout their development. Specifically, it was discussed the advantages and disadvantages of early specialization and early diversification as well as the potential role of structured and unstructured sport activities in talent development. KEY-WORDS:Early specialization. Early diversification. INTRODUÇÃOA sociedade do século XXI destaca-se por uma evolução acelerada resultante dos efeitos da globalização, onde a divulgação e o progresso do conhecimento se reflete numa sociedade altamente competitiva e confinada à exigência da diferenciação. O desporto constitui um exemplo categórico deste panorama, sendo evidente a busca constante de desempenhos superiores, da superação de resultados de outrora, e, portanto, do alcance da excelência. Deste modo, as Ciências do Desporto não ficaram indiferentes ao avanço vertiginoso da performance desportiva, pelo que muitos investigadores debruçaram a sua atenção sobre o estudo da excelência no desporto (5,14,16,19)

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“…Conjointly, the studies focus on the analysis of the coach who marked the career of the athletes, comparing those who have achieved success with athletes who have achieved less success, not taking into account the difference between the type of coach or the team's performance level or group where they are integrated (e.g. Baker, Côté, & Deakin, 2006;Barreiros, Côté, & Fonseca, 2013b;Ford & Williams, 2012). Thus, and in addition to the type of coaches, it seems important to consider research based on the characteristics of the sport discipline, once it seems possible that in team sports, athletes adopt strategies to succeed not only individually but also according to their teammates' performance (Christensen, Laursen, & Sorensen, 2011;Prieto, Gómez, & Sampaio, 2015).…”

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Exploring the importance of coaches in the development of the sports career in Handball. The perception of athletes from higher and lower levels of success.

Silva

Barreiros

Fonseca

2018

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Our study aims to analyse the perception of elite handball players, belonging to generations with different levels of success, on: i) how they characterize their most important club and national team coach; ii) how they characterize their preferential coach in the different stages of their sports career (Bloom, 1985).Fourteen athletes were interviewed based on the interview protocol of Gould, Dieffenbach and Moffett (2002). In the specialization years, the most successful athletes reported that they had one coach in the club, and at the same time a national team coach, that permanently marked their sports career and their personality.All athletes reported that detailed knowledge about the sport was the most important characteristic of their most important club and national team coaches, throughout the specialization years in addition to a strong insistence on perfection. According to the perception of the most successful athletes, their reference coaches taught directly and indirectly (caring, paying attention, shaping the personality) and also emphasized expectations, hard work, discipline and the attitude that hard work pays off. In addition, both club and national team coaches devoted their time to the planning of individualized training programs, particularly in the specializations years. Our study aims to analyse the perception of elite handball players, belonging to generations with different levels of success, on: i) how they characterize their most important club and national team coach; ii) how they characterize their preferential coach in the different stages of their sports career (Bloom, 1985).Fourteen athletes were interviewed based on the interview protocol of Gould, Dieffenbach and Moffett (2002). In the specialization years, the most successful athletes reported that they had one coach in the club, and at the same time a national team coach, that permanently marked their sports career and their personality.All athletes reported that detailed knowledge about the sport was the most important characteristic of their most important club and national team coaches, throughout the specialization years in addition to a strong insistence on perfection. According to the perception of the most successful athletes, their reference coaches taught directly and indirectly (caring, paying attention, shaping the personality) and also emphasized expectations, hard work, discipline and the attitude that hard work pays off. In addition, both club and national team coaches devoted their time to the planning of individualized training programs, particularly in the specializations years.

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Training and psychosocial patterns during the early development of Portuguese national team athletes

Cited by 29 publications

References 24 publications

From Pre-Elite to Elite: The Pathway Travelled by Adolescent Golfers

From Pre-Elite to Elite: The Pathway Travelled by Adolescent Golfers

O percurso para a Excelência no Desporto: O papel da quantidade e do tipo de prática no desenvolvimento do atleta e do talento

Exploring the importance of coaches in the development of the sports career in Handball. The perception of athletes from higher and lower levels of success.

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