Academic performance and self-regulatory skills in elite youth soccer players
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Schulische Leistungsfähigkeit und Selbsregulationsfähigkeit bei jungen Profisportlern im Fußball |
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Autor: | Jonker, Laura; Elferink-Gemser, Marije Titia; Toering, Tynke T.; Lyons, James; Visscher, Chris |
Erschienen in: | Journal of sports sciences |
Veröffentlicht: | 28 (2010), 14, S. 1605-1614, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0264-0414, 1466-447X |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2010.516270 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201407006386 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Although elite athletes have been reported to be high academic achievers, many elite soccer players struggle with a stereotype of being low academic achievers. The purpose of this study was to compare the academic level (pre-university or pre- vocational) and self-regulatory skills (planning, self-monitoring, evaluation, reflection, effort, and self-efficacy) of elite youth soccer players aged 12–16 years (n=128) with those of 164 age-matched controls (typical students). The results demonstrate that the elite youth soccer players are more often enrolled in the pre-university academic system, which means that they are high academic achievers, compared with the typical student. The elite players also report an increased use of self-regulatory skills, in particular self-monitoring, evaluation, reflection, and effort. In addition, control students in the pre- university system had more highly developed self-regulatory skills than those in the pre-vocational system, whereas no difference was observed within the soccer population. This suggests that the relatively stronger self-regulatory skills reported by the elite youth soccer players may be essential for performance at the highest levels of sport competition and in academia. Verf.-Referat