Self-regulation and performance profiling for athlete's self-determined development
Bajc, Lovro (2016)
Bajc, Lovro
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016120719330
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016120719330
Tiivistelmä
The athlete’s road towards attainment of expert performance is long and arduous. A considerable amount of time must be deliberately invested to develop multiple-performance characteristics, while simultaneously overcoming numerous constraints. In order to do that, the athlete has a relationship to a sport practitioner, whose role is to create optimal and effective practices in which the athlete is integrated and actively engaged in a self-determined process as a self-regulated, motivated learner.
This type of self-regulated and self-determined practice is established in a theoretical review, which includes its branches of basic psychological needs and personal construct theory. From this theory, mechanisms for the creation of optimal coaching practice were identified and transferred into reality, with a season-long implementation in the development of an ice hockey club participating at the highest level of Finnish competitive junior U18 ice hockey.
The objective of the research was to measure athletes’ perceptions of the usefulness of the implemented framework, identify its future potential, and the degree to which athletes’ basic psychological needs in sport were satisfied. The aim was for results to reflect on the practicality, quality and importance of the practice.
This study shows that for the framework to be useful players had to believe they would repeatedly benefit from it in the future. Furthermore, relevant statements an-choring constructs indicated that this framework had significant impact on the level of athletes’ confidence, self-awareness, and motivation. It helped to increase their sports-based knowledge and provided the means for monitoring performance. Indi-ces, which can serve as a catalyst for coach-athlete relationship development, were obtained. Satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness was high.
This type of self-regulated and self-determined practice is established in a theoretical review, which includes its branches of basic psychological needs and personal construct theory. From this theory, mechanisms for the creation of optimal coaching practice were identified and transferred into reality, with a season-long implementation in the development of an ice hockey club participating at the highest level of Finnish competitive junior U18 ice hockey.
The objective of the research was to measure athletes’ perceptions of the usefulness of the implemented framework, identify its future potential, and the degree to which athletes’ basic psychological needs in sport were satisfied. The aim was for results to reflect on the practicality, quality and importance of the practice.
This study shows that for the framework to be useful players had to believe they would repeatedly benefit from it in the future. Furthermore, relevant statements an-choring constructs indicated that this framework had significant impact on the level of athletes’ confidence, self-awareness, and motivation. It helped to increase their sports-based knowledge and provided the means for monitoring performance. Indi-ces, which can serve as a catalyst for coach-athlete relationship development, were obtained. Satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness was high.