The Development and Activation of Achievement Goals Within Tennis: II. A Player, Parent, and Coach Intervention

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Harwood ◽  
Austin Swain
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Control Participant ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Junior Tennis

This study acts as a follow-up to a previous investigation into the development and activation of achievement goals within young tennis players (Harwood & Swain, 2001). The project investigated the effects of a season-long player, parent, and coach intervention program on goal involvement responses, self-regulation, competition cognitions, and goal orientations of three junior tennis players. First, each player reported goal involvement, self-regulation, self-efficacy, and perceptions of threat and challenge prior to three ego-involving match situations. Aligned with a matched control participant, each treatment player, with their parents and coach, engaged in educational sessions and cognitive-motivational tasks over a three-month competition and training period. Postintervention, positive directional changes were reported in all players except the control participant. This study reinforces to applied researchers and practitioners the importance and practicability of social-cognitive and task-based interventions designed to facilitate optimal, motivational, and psychological states in high pressure competitive situations.

The Development and Activation of Achievement Goals in Tennis: I. Understanding the Underlying Factors

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Harwood ◽  
Austin Swain
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Achievement Goal ◽  
Developmental Skills ◽  
Full Cross Section ◽  
Junior Tennis ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Social Environmental Factors

The present study forms the first of two progressive investigations into the development and activation of achievement goals within young sports performers. The focal research question in this paper centers on identifying and understanding some of the underlying factors and processes responsible for the socialization of goal orientations and the activation of goal involvement states in a competition context. In-depth interviews were conducted on seventeen elite junior tennis players who represented a full cross-section of achievement goal profiles. Following inductive content analyses, four general dimensions emerged demonstrating how the development and activation of task and ego goals rested on a complex interaction of cognitive-developmental and social-environmental factors. Specific general dimensions included cognitive developmental skills and experiences, the motivational climate conveyed by significant others, the structural and social nature of the game, and the match context. The rich detail within these dimensions serves not only to extend our knowledge of achievement goals and achievement goal theory, but also to inform practitioners of key components to effective social-cognitive interventions.

BASELINE VALUES AND 1-YEAR FOLLOW UP OF BONE DENSITY IN FEMALE JUNIOR TENNIS PLAYERS

1998 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
H. Haapasalo ◽  
P. Kannus ◽  
S. Kauhanen ◽  
S. Kontulainen ◽  
H. Siev??nen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Density ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Junior Tennis ◽  
Baseline Values

scholarly journals A Case Study of Junior Elite Tennis Players' and their Parent’s Self-Talk

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Boudreault ◽  
Christiane Trottier ◽  
Martin Provencher
Keyword(s):  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Self Talk ◽  
Junior Tennis ◽  
And Performance

Automatic self-talk of elite athletes provides valuable insight into their emotional experience and self-regulation strategies in competition. To date, there is a shortage of research examining elite junior athletes’ automatic self-talk in competition through a qualitative lens. Despite parents’ key role in the well-being and performance of their child, there is no study about junior elite athletes’ and their parents’ self-talk during a competition. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the content of elite junior tennis players’ automatic self-talk as well as the content of their parents’ self-talk regarding their emotions during important matches. In each of the two cases under investigation, individual in-depth interviews were conducted with a tennis player and his or her most dedicated parent. The results were analyzed using Yin’s (2014) multiple-case study strategy and Polkinghorne’s (1995) narration inquiry strategy. An analysis of automatic self-talk content was conducted individually for each case, followed by an intra-case and cross-case analysis. The results reveal that each player’s and parent’s automatic self-talk is related to their own subjective emotional experience during the matches. The findings highlight similarities in athletes’ and parents’ self-talk patterns, reflecting the potential influence of parents in athletes’ performance pressure and their goal-directed self-talk strategies. The differences observed between the self-talk of players and their parents demonstrate the relevance of examining their profiles to better understand the origin of individual differences in self-talk.

scholarly journals PETTLEP imagery and tennis service performance: an applied investigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nafih Cherappurath ◽  
Masilamani Elayaraja ◽  
Dilshith A. Kabeer ◽  
Amila Anjum ◽  
Paris Vogazianos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Imagery Training ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Junior Tennis

AbstractTennis is one of the most popular and widely played sports enjoyed by players of different age groups and genders as a profession as well as a mode of recreation. A novel method, PETTLEP imagery combines both conventional and non-conventional style of training of an athlete and improves one’s performance. This study aimed to analyze the tennis service performance of junior tennis players based on PETTLEP imagery training. Forty-four junior male tennis players (Mage=13.22 years, SD=0.42) were selected for the study. The investigator handed over the MIQ-R questionnaire to all the participants in which they scored 16 and above points as per previous research. The participants were equally divided (n=11) into three experimental groups (E1, E2, and E3) and a control group. The service performance outcomes of all the players were compared before and after a training session. The three experimental groups were assigned with service-specific training, service-specific training combined with PETTLEP imagery training, and PETTLEP imagery training alone, respectively, for three days per week for 12 weeks. They were tested on their service accuracy based on the International tennis number (ITN) manual on-court assessment test. The data were assessed for normality and analyzed using non-parametric methods to reveal main effects (each training method alone) as well as to calculate the combined effect of PETTLEP and service-specific training. Certain significant improvements in tennis service were observed with service-specific training alone. Though it marginally outperformed the PETTLEP imagery method, the most improved services were observed with both PETTLEP and service-specific training utilized together. This implies an additive effect when both methods are used together.

scholarly journals Effect of Long-Term Unilateral Activity on Bone Mineral Density of Female Junior Tennis Players

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Haapasalo ◽  
Pekka Kannus ◽  
Harri Sievänen ◽  
Matti Pasanen ◽  
Kirsti Uusi-Rasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Junior Tennis

Four-Year Follow-Up of a Meditation-Based Program for the Self-Regulation of Chronic Pain

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kabat-Zinn ◽  
L. Lipworth ◽  
R. Burncy ◽  
W. Sellers
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self

Relations Between Achievement Goal Orientations and Math Achievement in Primary Grades: A Follow‐Up Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Mägi ◽  
Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen ◽  
Anna‐Maija Poikkeus ◽  
Helena Rasku‐Puttonen ◽  
Eve Kikas
Keyword(s):  
Math Achievement ◽  
Primary Grades ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Achievement Goal ◽  
Achievement Goal Orientations ◽  
Follow Up Study

Implicit Theories of Achievement and the Sport Experience: Effect of Goal Orientations on Achievement Strategies and Perspectives

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glyn C. Roberts ◽  
Howard K. Hall ◽  
Susan A. Jackson ◽  
Jay C. Kimiecik ◽  
Phyllis Tonymon
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Competitive Sport ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Research Achievement ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Achievement Strategies ◽  
Experience Effect

This study investigated the effect of holding either a task- or an ego-oriented goal perspective on the perception of the purpose of sport, achievement strategies in practice and competition, satisfaction, and focus in competition. A total of 338 young adults were assessed for task- and ego-oriented achievement goals, the purposes of sport, and achievement strategies used during practice and competition. Congruent with previous research, achievement goals had a conceptually consistent association with the purposes of sport in that task-oriented athletes endorsed prosocial attributes and ego-oriented athletes endorsed achieving status. Achievement goals were also meaningfully related to achievement strategies adopted in practice and competition, satisfaction, and focus in competition. The study underscored the importance of achievement goals in understanding achievement strategies and behaviors of athletes in competitive sport contexts.

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