Elite Youth Soccer Players’ Sources and Types of Soccer Confidence

Sport confidence is a psychological characteristic considered vital for youth soccer players to possess. However, only limited research has explored the types and sources of sport confidence important to elite youth performers in professional soccer academies. Semi-structured interviews were conduct...

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Autores principales:	Iain Greenlees, Aimee Parr, Sarah Murray, Esther Burkitt
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	self-confidence sources self-efficacy elite youth athletes soccer Sports GV557-1198.995
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/248f0d3b73df41639cefe953271e38a4
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:248f0d3b73df41639cefe953271e38a42021-11-25T19:00:01ZElite Youth Soccer Players’ Sources and Types of Soccer Confidence10.3390/sports91101462075-4663https://doaj.org/article/248f0d3b73df41639cefe953271e38a42021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/9/11/146https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4663Sport confidence is a psychological characteristic considered vital for youth soccer players to possess. However, only limited research has explored the types and sources of sport confidence important to elite youth performers in professional soccer academies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 academy footballers (aged 10 or 11). Abductive hierarchical content analysis identified types of confidence to include achievement, skill execution, psychological factors, superiority to opposition and tactical awareness. Key sources of confidence identified by players were performance accomplishments, coaching, social support, and preparation. Even though the dimensions reported were similar to previous research, a number of unique sub-themes of confidence sources emerged, including pre-training/competition emotions, coach and team-mate feedback. The results demonstrate the importance of considering maturation levels and context when seeking to understand and develop confidence in youth performers.Iain GreenleesAimee ParrSarah MurrayEsther BurkittMDPI AGarticleself-confidence sourcesself-efficacyelite youth athletessoccerSportsGV557-1198.995ENSports, Vol 9, Iss 146, p 146 (2021)
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description	Sport confidence is a psychological characteristic considered vital for youth soccer players to possess. However, only limited research has explored the types and sources of sport confidence important to elite youth performers in professional soccer academies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 academy footballers (aged 10 or 11). Abductive hierarchical content analysis identified types of confidence to include achievement, skill execution, psychological factors, superiority to opposition and tactical awareness. Key sources of confidence identified by players were performance accomplishments, coaching, social support, and preparation. Even though the dimensions reported were similar to previous research, a number of unique sub-themes of confidence sources emerged, including pre-training/competition emotions, coach and team-mate feedback. The results demonstrate the importance of considering maturation levels and context when seeking to understand and develop confidence in youth performers.
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Elite Youth Soccer Players’ Sources and Types of Soccer Confidence

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