Sports performers' perspectives on facilitating thriving in professional rugby contexts
Sports performers' perspectives on facilitating thriving in professional rugby contexts
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.09.008
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Arnold, Rachel
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作者：
Brown, Daniel J.;Arnold, Rachel
目标：对成功的渴望和明显的“需要”可以驱动在体育运动中运作的个人不惜一切代价获胜的心态。这种做法造成了一种环境，即追求高水平的表现是以牺牲运动员福利为代价的。为了纠正这种平衡，并为创造和维护促进高绩效和运动员福祉的体育环境提供信息，我们试图（i）探索可能促进运动员在职业体育中蓬勃发展的环境因素，以及（ii）就关键利益相关者如何支持这些机制提供建议。设计：方法：采用半结构式访谈法，对18名英国职业橄榄球俱乐部的运动员进行了访谈。主题分析产生了十三个因素，球员认为，以促进繁荣。这些因素的基础上，由两个一般的想法：（一）建立队友之间的纽带和（二）建立连接的教练员和club.Conclusions：研究结果提供了第一次洞察到类型的环境专业橄榄球运动员认为可以促进他们的发展和体育的成功。分析中产生的因素突出了参与者在一个综合、包容和信任的环境中运作的愿望，并就如何实现这一目标提出了各种建议。为了促进在一项需要情感和激情才能在球场上取得成功的职业运动中蓬勃发展，橄榄球联盟组织似乎必须呼吁球员的敏感性和福利。
Objectives: The desire and apparent 'need' to succeed can drive a win-at-all-costs mentality in individuals who operate in sport. This approach has given rise to environments where the pursuit of high-level performance has been at the expense of athlete welfare. To redress this balance and to inform the creation and maintenance of sporting environments that promote both high performance and athlete well-being, we sought to (i) provide an exploration of the environmental factors that may promote player thriving in professional sport, and (ii) offer suggestions for how key stakeholders can support these mechanisms.Design: A qualitative research methodology underpinned by ontological relativism and epistemological constructionism.Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 players from an English professional rugby union club.Results: Thematic analysis generated thirteen factors that players perceived to promote thriving. These factors were underpinned by two general ideas: (i) Establishing Bonds between Teammates and (ii) Establishing a Connection to the Coaching Staff and the Club.Conclusions: The findings provide the first insight into the type of environment professional rugby players believe can facilitate their development and sporting success. The factors generated in the analysis highlight the players' desire to operate within an integrated, inclusive, and trusting environment, and a variety of suggestions are forwarded for how this can be achieved. To promote thriving in a professional sport that requires emotion and passion to succeed on the pitch, it appears that rugby union organizations must appeal to the sensitivities and welfare of players off it.