What portuguese premier league coaches think about the importance of psychological intervention in professional Soccer?

Authors

  • André Neves Barreiros Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto
  • Júlio Manuel Garganta da Silva Professor Associado com Agregação, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto
  • Pedro Fernandes de Freitas Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto
  • Daniel Fernando Teixeira da Silva Duarte Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto
  • António Manuel Leal Ferreira Mendonça da Fonseca Professor Catedrático, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/1980-6574.2011v17n1p128

Keywords:

Treino psicológico. Futebol. Treinadores de alto rendimento

Abstract

Sport performance results from the interaction of physical, technical, tactical and psychological aspects. However, in Soccer training less attention is devoted to the psychological domain. The purpose of this study was to investigate elite Soccer coaches’ perceptions concerning different aspects of the psychological dimension, namely the conceptions about mental training and his relationship with training, in general, and performance; the coaches’ level of preparation to apply a specific psychological training; and the collaboration with a sport psychology expert. Using in-depth interviews, fifteen coaches of the Portuguese first league were interviewed. The interviews showed that the coaches attribute great significance to the psychological domain and to a possible collaboration with a sport psychology expert, as coaches seem to be unprepared to apply specific mental strategies or are unfamiliar with them.

Author Biography

André Neves Barreiros, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto

Departamento de Psicologia do Desporto

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Published

2010-11-08

Issue

V. 17, N. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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