Research on the types of pre-game expectations in the athletes of sports games

The purpose of the article is to study the types of expectations that have formed within athletes of Sports Games before competitions. The individuals under study are football players, mini-football players, handball players and volleyball players, women-volleyball playersof sports teams participati...

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Published in:Journal of Physical Education and Sport 2020-01, Vol.20 (1), p.43-52
Main Authors: Popovych, Ihor, Zavatskyi, Vadym, Tsiuniak, Oksana, Nosov, Pavlo, Zinchenko, Serhii, Mateichuk, Vadym, Zavatskyi, Yurii, Blynova, Olena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Athletes
Cluster analysis
Content analysis
Handball
Individualized Education Programs
Physical Education
Professional football
Questionnaires
Research methodology
Researchers
Tournaments & championships
Training
Volleyball
Women
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Summary:The purpose of the article is to study the types of expectations that have formed within athletes of Sports Games before competitions. The individuals under study are football players, mini-football players, handball players and volleyball players, women-volleyball playersof sports teams participating in tournaments of different difficulty levels (n = 342, ages 14-38). The study presents standardized questionnaire tests, socio-metric type expectometric techniques, content analysis and cluster analysis of k-means. Types of athletes' pre-game expectations of are an important component of sports, competitive activity in game sports. Understanding types of athletes' pregame expectations by the coaching staffallows operationalizing the tasks decision of tactical and technical preparation of the team for the game, strategic preparation of the team during the tournament. The aim is to study the types of athletes' pre-game expectations of sports gamesdirectly before the game. Research Methods: standardized questionnaire tests, expectometry, content analysis, cluster analysis of k-means. The cluster analysis defines four types of athletes' pre-game expectations: realistic-valuable (RVT), passivemoderate (PMT), unrealistic-pragmatic (UPT) and active-moderate (AMT). The results obtained could be significant for coaching staff, sports directors, anyone involved in coaching and team management, including football, mini-football, handball and volleyball, as well as researchers in the field of psychology and pedagogy of physical education and sports.
ISSN:2247-8051
2247-806X
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2020.01006