scholarly journals Stress and Mental Well-Being Experiences of Professional Football Coaches

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Lee Baldock ◽  
Brendan Cropley ◽  
Rich Neil ◽  
Stephen D. Mellalieu
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Structured Approach ◽  
English Premier League

The stress experiences and their impact upon the daily lives and mental well-being of English Premier League professional (soccer) football coaches were explored using an in-depth qualitative design. Eight participants were interviewed using a semi-structured approach with thematic and causal network analysis revealing that (a) a range of contextually dependent demands were experienced and interpreted in relation to their situational properties; (b) many demands were appraised and emotionally responded to in a negative manner; (c) a range of coping strategies were adopted to cope with stress experiences, with many reported as ineffective; and (d) stress experiences often led to negative implications for their daily lives and eudaimonic and hedonic well-being. Positive adaptations to some demands experienced were reported and augmented perceptions of mental well-being. The findings of this study make a novel and significant contribution to understanding the interrelationships between the principal components of the stress process and the prospective links between stress and mental well-being.

scholarly journals Sports Psychology in the English Premier League: ‘It Feels Precarious and is Precarious’

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 426-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Gilmore ◽  
Christopher Wagstaff ◽  
John Smith
Keyword(s):  
Working Life ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Sports Psychology ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Premier League ◽  
English Premier League ◽  
Elite Division

This article gives a rare account of the working life of a sports psychologist in the English Premier League, the elite division in English professional football. It shows how members of emerging professions such as sports psychology are a new precariat. John is more successful than many sports psychologists, but his job security is dependent on his continued ability to navigate managerial change: using his skills as a psychologist in the defence of his own employment but simultaneously keeping the (potentially sensitive) ‘psychology’ label of the work he does hidden until circumstances are propitious.

scholarly journals The effect of crowd removal on goal scoring in professional football

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Harris ◽  
Mark Wilson ◽  
Samuel James Vine
Keyword(s):  
Performance Data ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Typical Performance ◽  
English Premier League ◽  
Rare Opportunity

In the present work we sought to use the rare opportunity to compare professional sport without a crowd with typical performance from previous seasons. We focused on the English Premier League as, anecdotally, there appears to have been an increase in goal scoring. Our primary aims were to: 1) determine whether more goals are in fact being scored; and 2) if so, further explore whether any performance data can indicate why this might be the case.

Understanding players' transition from youth to senior professional football environments: A coach perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øystein Røynesdal ◽  
Tynke Toering ◽  
Henrik Gustafsson
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Team Environment ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
English Premier League

The aim of this study was to explore: (a) sociocultural features of a first team environment perceived to influence a player's progression, (b) the ways in which young players should manage these features and (c) how coaches operate to assist young players during specific phases in the youth-to-senior transition. Semi-structured interviews with eight elite development coaches in English Premier League football clubs generated two higher order categories: fitting in with standards of first team environment (e.g. handling social dynamics in the first team group) and facilitating shared perception of transition across key stakeholders (e.g. communicating with first team staff). Together, these findings indicate the need for young players to navigate between conforming, adapting to and breaking with specific features of the first team environment to successfully progress in the youth-to-senior transition to professional football.

scholarly journals Seasonal Training-Load Quantification in Elite English Premier League Soccer Players

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Malone ◽  
Rocco Di Michele ◽  
Ryland Morgans ◽  
Darren Burgess ◽  
James P. Morton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Training Load ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Maximal Heart Rate ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Total Distance ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Daily Training ◽  
English Premier League

Purpose:To quantify the seasonal training load completed by professional soccer players of the English Premier League.Methods:Thirty players were sampled (using GPS, heart rate, and rating of perceived exertion [RPE]) during the daily training sessions of the 2011–12 preseason and in-season period. Preseason data were analyzed across 6 × 1-wk microcycles. In-season data were analyzed across 6 × 6-wk mesocycle blocks and 3 × 1-wk microcycles at start, midpoint, and end-time points. Data were also analyzed with respect to number of days before a match.Results:Typical daily training load (ie, total distance, high-speed distance, percent maximal heart rate [%HRmax], RPE load) did not differ during each week of the preseason phase. However, daily total distance covered was 1304 (95% CI 434–2174) m greater in the 1st mesocycle than in the 6th. %HRmax values were also greater (3.3%, 1.3−5.4%) in the 3rd mesocycle than in the first. Furthermore, training load was lower on the day before match (MD-1) than 2 (MD-2) to 5 (MD-5) d before a match, although no difference was apparent between these latter time points.Conclusions:The authors provide the 1st report of seasonal training load in elite soccer players and observed that periodization of training load was typically confined to MD-1 (regardless of mesocycle), whereas no differences were apparent during MD-2 to MD-5. Future studies should evaluate whether this loading and periodization are facilitative of optimal training adaptations and match-day performance.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and well-being of communities: an exploratory qualitative study protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e041641
Author(s):  
Anam Shahil Feroz ◽  
Naureen Akber Ali ◽  
Noshaba Akber Ali ◽  
Ridah Feroz ◽  
Salima Nazim Meghani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Formative Research ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Mental Well Being

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has certainly resulted in an increased level of anxiety and fear in communities in terms of disease management and infection spread. Due to fear and social stigma linked with COVID-19, many individuals in the community hide their disease and do not access healthcare facilities in a timely manner. In addition, with the widespread use of social media, rumours, myths and inaccurate information about the virus are spreading rapidly, leading to intensified irritability, fearfulness, insomnia, oppositional behaviours and somatic complaints. Considering the relevance of all these factors, we aim to explore the perceptions and attitudes of community members towards COVID-19 and its impact on their daily lives and mental well-being.Methods and analysisThis formative research will employ an exploratory qualitative research design using semistructured interviews and a purposive sampling approach. The data collection methods for this formative research will include indepth interviews with community members. The study will be conducted in the Karimabad Federal B Area and in the Garden (East and West) community settings in Karachi, Pakistan. The community members of these areas have been selected purposively for the interview. Study data will be analysed thematically using NVivo V.12 Plus software.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval for this study has been obtained from the Aga Khan University Ethical Review Committee (2020-4825-10599). The results of the study will be disseminated to the scientific community and to the research subjects participating in the study. The findings will help us explore the perceptions and attitudes of different community members towards the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on their daily lives and mental well-being.

Seasonal variation in vitamin D status in professional soccer players of the English Premier League

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 798-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Morton ◽  
Zafar Iqbal ◽  
Barry Drust ◽  
Darren Burgess ◽  
Graeme L. Close ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Premier League ◽  
25 Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
English Premier League

The prevalence of seasonal variation in vitamin D status was examined in 20 FA Premier League soccer players residing at a latitude of 53°N. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels decreased (P < 0.001) between August (104.4 ± 21.1 nmol·L–1, range 68–151) and December (51.0 ± 19.0 nmol·L–1, range 22–86), such that levels for 65% of the sample were insufficient (<50 nmol·L–1) in winter. Strategies to augment vitamin D3 availability may therefore be advantageous for UK soccer players so as to maintain muscle function.

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