Review article
Hypothetical Model of Specific Characteristics of Elite Athletes in Team Sports Games
Slavko TRNINIĆ
; Faculty of Kinesiology, Split
Igor KARDUM
; Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Rijeka
Boris MLAČIĆ
; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Abstract
We proposed, described and classified 17 specific
characteristics of elite athletes in team sports games which,
we presumed, have influence on the functioning and
performance of individual players and the whole team. A
hypothetical structure of six categories of mostly
psychological and social variables was constructed. These
are: locus of control, specific competence, motivation,
successful reactions in situation of high competitive pressure,
coordinated teamwork, and successful solutions of game
situations. The model is based upon the arguments derived
from the perceived characteristics of athletes. The purpose of
this model is to establish the exact scientific and professional
approach to: the assessment of the status and the
development of specific abilities and characteristics of
athletes, the assessment of the potential and the actual
quality of players and the selection for a team, the
preparation and coaching of athletes and teams, the
management of athletes' potential development, as well as to
the monitoring and evaluation of psychosocial preparation
effects in team sports games.
Keywords
hypothetical model; specific characteristics; athlete; team sports games; contact sports; performance enhancement
Hrčak ID:
55450
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2010.
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