Game-centered approach has become increasingly recognized in coaching with its potential for improving players＇ motivation and game performance. Since players are the centered component of this approach, players＇ pe...Game-centered approach has become increasingly recognized in coaching with its potential for improving players＇ motivation and game performance. Since players are the centered component of this approach, players＇ perception can provide useful information for coaches in order to enhance cognitive learning of game play and improve game performance. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the players＇ perception for implementing the game-centered approach in coaching. Approximately 30 min of interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with five female collegiate soccer players. The game-centered approach helped participants to recognize their weaknesses and their strengths, to think more tactically and to adapt their performance from practices to competitions. Players were encouraged to tactically analyze their performance, emphasize cognitive learning of game play, and construct game knowledge. The cognitive learning helped players to easily transfer their game performance into competitions. Additionally, there was a positive impact on the players＇ motivation while they experienced enjoyment, challenges, and teamwork. Cognitive learning of game play, the performance adaptability for competitions, as well as the improving players＇ motivation was supported during the game-centered approach. Results provided helpful information for coaches to improve the effectiveness of practices which are truly useful to competitions.展开更多
文摘Game-centered approach has become increasingly recognized in coaching with its potential for improving players＇ motivation and game performance. Since players are the centered component of this approach, players＇ perception can provide useful information for coaches in order to enhance cognitive learning of game play and improve game performance. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the players＇ perception for implementing the game-centered approach in coaching. Approximately 30 min of interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with five female collegiate soccer players. The game-centered approach helped participants to recognize their weaknesses and their strengths, to think more tactically and to adapt their performance from practices to competitions. Players were encouraged to tactically analyze their performance, emphasize cognitive learning of game play, and construct game knowledge. The cognitive learning helped players to easily transfer their game performance into competitions. Additionally, there was a positive impact on the players＇ motivation while they experienced enjoyment, challenges, and teamwork. Cognitive learning of game play, the performance adaptability for competitions, as well as the improving players＇ motivation was supported during the game-centered approach. Results provided helpful information for coaches to improve the effectiveness of practices which are truly useful to competitions.
