Stegeman, Jelle (2024) The Development of a Tennis-Specific Performance Behaviour Coaching Tool. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Assessing psychological skills is crucial for the best possible development of high-performance tennis players. The already developed Performance Behaviour Coaching Tool (PBCT) (Blijlevens, 2019) assesses psychological skills in the form of performance behaviour, subdivided into fourteen competences. To fit this coaching tool into the context of tennis, the current research developed a Tennis-Specific Performance Behaviour Coaching Tool (T-PBCT), focusing on generating more action-based and tennis-specific competences. The first phase of the research consisted of a qualitative study containing a focus group in which four tennis experts shared their vision and knowledge on the fourteen competences in a tennis context. The subsequent deductive thematic analysis found six main terms represented in most competences (themes). Also, every competence contained one or more sub-term(s). Using this analysis, a draft of the T-PBCT was developed. After minor adjustments following feedback from four experts on different domains, the T-PBCT (130 questions) was established as feasible and valid. Following the qualitative part, quantitative research was conducted. Participants (N = 6) completed the T-PBCT twice within two weeks. Affected by a lack of power, the T-PBCT was not found to be reliable. Tennis-specificity is added to all competences, resulting in a more accessible and accurate coaching tool in a high-performance tennis context. The T-PBCT is shortened compared to the PBCT. Since the T-PBCT is still considered a time-consuming questionnaire, future research is recommended to assess to what extent the fourteen competences in this context are distinctive and how they influence performance in tennis.
| 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: | 06 Nov 2024 11:29 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2024 12:49 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4438 |
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