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- Ansiedad competitiva y clima motivacional en jóvenes futbolistas de competición, en relación con las habilidades y el rendimiento percibido por sus entrenadoresPublication . Garcia-Mas, Alexandre; Palou, Pere; Smith, R. E.; Ponseti, Xavier; Almeida, Henrique Garcia Lopes de; Lameiras, João; Jiménez, Rafael; Leiva, AliciaThis study analysed the relationships between competitive anxiety (both cognitive and somatic) and perceived motivational climate (ego and mastery) in 54 young competitive soccer players (mean age: 9.45 years), related to their four coaches’ perceptions of the soccer players’ skills and performance. We administered the Spanish versions of the SAS-2 (Sport Anxiety Scale-2, Smith, Smoll, Cumming and Grossbard, 2006) and the MCSYS (Motivational Climate Scale for Youth Sports, Smith, Cumming and Smoll, 2008), along with two ad hoc scales to evaluate perceived skills and performance. The results show that 1) young players perceived and discriminated clearly between motivational climates (which were more or less equally distributed between ego and mastery orientations), 2) some performance-related anxiety (mostly cognitive rather than somatic) appeared and 3) no significant relationships were found between their coaches’ perceptions of their skills and their performance. Lastly, the results are discussed and compared with similar results from preadolescent players.
- Athletes Perception of Coaches’ Leadership Style and Tendency to Cooperate among Competitive Teams [Percepción de los deportistas sobre el estilo de liderazgo de los entrenadores y la tendencia a cooperar en equipos competitivos]Publication . Lameiras, João; Martins, Bruno; Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes de; García-Mas, Alexandre; Garcia-Mas, AlexandreThe purpose of the present study was to discover the relationships between athletes’ perceived coach behaviors during training and competition, and cooperation via Bayesian network (BN). Professional male atheletes from several team sports (N = 158) completed the Portuguese version of the Leadership Scale for Sport and the Questionário de Cooperação Desportiva to assess cooperation. Relationships were identified between perceived coach behaviors in training and competition environments and with athletes tendency to cooperate. Overall, the findings support that in sports, coaching behaviours congruent with the athletes’ individual needs and adapted to the situational demands may promote prosocial behaviour.
- Avaliação da percepção de cooperação desportiva: Propriedades psicométricas da adaptação portuguesa do CCDPublication . Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes de; Lameiras, João; Martins, S.; Olmedilla, Aurelio; Ortega, Enrique; Garcia-Mas, AlexandreO principal objectivo do presente artigo é apresentar uma sugestão de versão portuguesa do Questionário de Cooperação Desportiva (Garcia-Mas et al., 2006). Este instrumento avalia o grau de cooperação numa situação desportiva, baseada na interacção interpessoal e na busca dos objectivos por parte dos jogadores relativamente aos objectivos da equipa, do treinador e dos seus companheiros. As qualidades psicométricas do instrumento foram avaliadas numa amostra de 127 atletas praticantes de futebol. A análise factorial confirmatória original revelou que os dados obtidos com a versão portuguesa não apresentam uma total sobreposição aos obtidos com a versão espanhola. Assim, adoptando uma estratégia exploratória e tendo em conta a dupla fonte de cooperação (disposicional e situacional), propôs-se uma forma de melhorar a validade de constructo do questionário através de uma nova estrutura factorial e da eliminação de alguns itens. A versão final do QCD-p é composta por 12 itens distribuídos por dois factores disposicionais (Cooperação Condicionada e Cooperação Incondicionada) e um factor situacional (Cooperação com o Treinador).
- Commitment, enjoyment and motivation in young soccer competitive playersPublication . Garcia-Mas, Alexandre; Palou, Pere; Gili, Margarita; Ponseti, Xavier; Borras, Pere A.; Vidal, Josep; Cruz, Jaume; Torregrosa, Miquel; Villamarín, Francisco; Sousa, CatarinaBuilding upon Deci’s and Ryan (1985) Self-determination theory as well as the sportive behavioral correlates of the model of Commitment (Scanlan et al., 1976), this study tries to establish the relationship between motivation and commitment in youth sport. For this purpose 454 young competitive soccer players answered the Sport Motivation Scale (SMS) and the Sport Commitment Questionnaire (SCQ) during the regular season. The SMS measures the three dimensions of the Motivational continuum (the Amotivation, the Extrinsic Motivation and the Intrinsic Motivation). The SCQ measures the Sportive Commitment and its composing factors such as the Enjoyment, the Alternatives to the sport, and the Social Pressure. Our findings provided a clear pattern of the influence of motivation in sport enjoyment and commitment, outlining the positive contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to enjoyment and commitment. Amotivation, contributes positively to alternatives to sport and negatively to enjoyment and commitment. It should be noted that extrinsic motivation has a higher contribution to enjoyment whereas intrinsic motivation has a higher contribution to commitment.
- Cooperación y competición en equipos deportivos: Un estudio preliminarPublication . Garcia-Mas, AlexandreEn este trabajo se presenta un estudio preliminar de campo sobre el constructo teórico de la cooperación, entendida como el grado de esfuerzo físico y deportivo puesto en juego por un deportista, según el acuerdo de sus objetivos personales y los de sus compañeros y entrenador. Para ello se ha diseñado un Cuestionario de Cooperación Deportiva y se ha realizado su pase en 98 jugadores de equipo, de distintos niveles de competición y edades. Los resultados muestram una división entre tres tipos de jugadores: cooperadores, no cooperadores e indiferentes, en distintas proporciones en cada equipo; los resultados también muestran que la cooperación global está compuesta por la correspondiente a la cooperación en el campo o fuera de él, y por la cooperación con el entrenador o con los compañeros. Se discuten los resultados de acuerdo con la teoría propuesta y se proponen distintas aplicaciones en el campo práctico.
- Incorporación de una rutina para la optimización del rendimiento deportivoPublication . Lameiras, João; Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes de; Pons, Juan; Garcia-Mas, AlexandreThe aim of the study was to assess the impact of the inclusion of a routine in the performance of a young player, in terms of direct free execution. Based on the Five-step Approach (Singer, 2000) an individualized intervention directed towards the learning and systematization of a routine was conducted, using strategies for physical, technical and mental preparation of the athlete. The results indicate that after the intervention the athlete’s performance improved significantly, demonstrating the positive impact of incorporating routines, similar to results of previous studies (e.g. Ajamil, Pascual, Idiakez and Echevarria, 2011; Czech, Ploszay and Burke, 2004; Lidor and Mayan, 2005; Singer, 2002). The findings of this study have important practical implications for all those involved in the sports context. As well as contributing to an effective approach in response to this specific need, it emphasizes the importance of incorporating psychological strategies in the field of athletic training.
- The efficacy of the old way/new way methodology on the correction of an automated technical error and its impact on the athlete’s psychological skills : Case study in tennisPublication . Lameiras, João; Almeida, Pedro Henrique Garcia Lopes de; Garcia-Mas, AlexandreThe aim of this study was to evaluated the efficacy of the Old Way/New Way methodology (Lyndon, 1989/2000) with regard to the permanent correction of a consolidated and automated technical error experienced by a tennis athlete (who is 18 years old and has been engaged in practice mode for about 6 years) in the execution of serves. Additionally, the study assessed the impact of intervention on the athlete’s psychological skills. An individualized intervention was designed using strategies that aimed to produce a) a detailed analysis of the error using video images; b) an increased kinaesthetic awareness; c) a reactivation of memory error; d) the discrimination and generalization of the correct motor action. The athlete’s psychological skills were measured with a Portuguese version of the Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (Cruz & Viana, 1993). After the intervention, the technical error was corrected with great efficacy and an increase in the athlete’s psychological skills was verified. This study demonstrates the methodology’s efficacy, which is consistent with the effects of this type of intervention in different contexts.