Ending batting slumps in baseball: a qualitative investigation
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Das Beenden einer Fehlerreihe beim Schlagen im Baseball: eine qualitative Untersuchung |
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Autor: | Prapavessis, Harry; Grove, J. Robert |
Erschienen in: | Australian journal of science & medicine in sport |
Veröffentlicht: | 27 (1995), 1, S. 14-19, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0813-6289 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199602106094 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
This study used a qualitative method of inquiry to examine how baseball players cope with battings slumps. Players from one national junior (n=30) and several semi-professional teams (n=35) made up the sample. Through the use of an open-ended question, each subject was asked to provide advice to players experiencing a batting slump. Inductive content analysis procedures were used to analyse the quotes from the open-ended question. Six major categories of coping strategies emerged from the data: focusing on the task, returning to basics, being actively positive, avoiding negativism, increasing effort, and seeking coaching. These findings contribute to the suggestion that baseball players use a variety of coping strategies to deal with batting slumps. Results also showed that national junior and semi-professional players differed on some of the coping strategies they considered to be most helpful. How this information can be used by coaches and sport psychologists is discussed. Verf.-Referat