Nauta, Esmee (2022) Early diversification in team sports, pathway to success? Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to further investigate the relationship between number of sports, amount of early diversification vs. early specialization during childhood and performance level in adolescence, in team sports. To investigate this, participants from the Topsport Talentschool in Groningen have been asked to elaborate on their sport participation patterns during childhood and their current sport participation through an online questionnaire. For the first hypothesis a positive relation between number of sports, amount of early diversification and current level were expected. The results showed only a significant positive relation for current hours of weekly practice and current performance level. Further no significant relations between the variables have been found. For the second hypothesis, two groups were made for each variable, dividing the participants in less vs. many hours of practice. A difference between those groups was expected in performance level. However, we found no significant differences between those groups for each variable, in current performance level. Thus, these findings were not in line with the formulated hypothesis. For future research it is important to create a broader perspective of the sport participation patterns during childhood. By looking further into the participation patterns, maybe a more definite answer can be found to the question which of the pathways is better for reaching excellence. This can help athletes and coaches in the future to follow more efficient roads to success.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Huijgen, B.C.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Talent Development and Creativity (TDC) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2022 08:34 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2022 08:34 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1091 |
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