Pelzl, Dustin (2024) A Longitudinal Case Study on the Effects of an Ecological Training Intervention in an Elite Football Player. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This longitudinal case study investigates the effects of an ecological training intervention in an elite football player on increasing three behaviors: critical scanning (perceiving the environment immediately before receiving the ball) (H1a), forward body orientation (H1b), and nonverbal communication (H1c). The intervention spans over four football seasons and consists of training sessions and video analysis guided by a personal football coach. In addition, the research investigates if there is a relation of the three behaviors: critical scanning (H2a), forward body orientation (H2b) and nonverbal communication (H2c) with keeping teams possession of the ball through a subsequent successful pass. The explorative research is secondary in nature and examines data from 58 football games resulting in 584 analyzed Relevant Game Moments (RGMs). The statistical analysis indicates significant positive developments in critical scanning (p < .001), forward body orientations (p < .001), and non-verbal communication (p < .01). Unexpectedly, the Chi-Square tests indicate no significant relationship between each of the three behaviors and maintaining teams ball possession after ball contact. In conclusion, the findings support a link between the intervention and enhancing critical scanning, forward body orientations and nonverbal communication. However, the data does not indicate a relationship between those behaviors and improved ball performance. The study contributes to the limited applied research on training perceptual skills in football and concludes that more research is needed to investigate potential effects of the measured behaviors on ball performance.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Yperen, N. van |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Talent Development and Creativity (TDC) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2024 08:32 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2024 08:32 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3576 |
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