The Philosophical Underpinning of Athlete Lifestyle Support: An Existential-Humanistic Perspective
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Yn: Sport Psychologist, Cyfrol 36, Rhif 1, 01.10.2021, t. 29-39.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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T1 - The Philosophical Underpinning of Athlete Lifestyle Support: An Existential-Humanistic Perspective
AU - Devaney, DJ
AU - Ronkainen, NJ
AU - Nesti, MS
AU - Littlewood, MA
AU - Richardson, DJ
N1 - Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Sport Psychologist, 2021, volume 36 (issue 1) : 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2020-0131 copyright Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2021/10/1
Y1 - 2021/10/1
N2 - This study aims to highlight how an existential-humanistic perspective can inform athlete support and in doing so, emphasise the importance of explicating the philosophical underpinnings of athlete lifestyle support. Drawing on applied experience with elite youth cricketers over a twelve-month period, ethnographic data was collected through the observation, maintenance of case notes and a practitioner reflective diary. Based on thematic analysis (Braun Clarke, 2006), we created three non-fictional vignettes that we use to illustrate how existential-humanistic theorising can inform lifestyle support. We discuss the implications of this professional philosophy in terms of considerations for performance and talent development programmes and how holistic support for athletes is positioned. We also discuss implications for athlete lifestyle and performance psychology practitioners, with regard to training, underpinning theoretical grounding of support and the strategic positioning of their practitioner roles.
AB - This study aims to highlight how an existential-humanistic perspective can inform athlete support and in doing so, emphasise the importance of explicating the philosophical underpinnings of athlete lifestyle support. Drawing on applied experience with elite youth cricketers over a twelve-month period, ethnographic data was collected through the observation, maintenance of case notes and a practitioner reflective diary. Based on thematic analysis (Braun Clarke, 2006), we created three non-fictional vignettes that we use to illustrate how existential-humanistic theorising can inform lifestyle support. We discuss the implications of this professional philosophy in terms of considerations for performance and talent development programmes and how holistic support for athletes is positioned. We also discuss implications for athlete lifestyle and performance psychology practitioners, with regard to training, underpinning theoretical grounding of support and the strategic positioning of their practitioner roles.
KW - 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
KW - 1701 Psychology
U2 - 10.1123/tsp.2020.0131
DO - 10.1123/tsp.2020.0131
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 29
EP - 39
JO - Sport Psychologist
JF - Sport Psychologist
SN - 0888-4781
IS - 1
ER -