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- Title
Training-Monitoring Engagement: An Evidence-Based Approach in Elite Sport.
- Authors
Neupert, Emma C.; Cotterill, Stewart T.; Jobson, Simon A.
- Abstract
Purpose: Poor athlete buy-in and adherence to training-monitoring systems (TMS) can be problematic in elite sport. This is a significant issue, as failure to record, interpret, and respond appropriately to negative changes in athlete well-being and training status may result in undesirable consequences such as maladaptation and/or underperformance. This study examined the perceptions of elite athletes to their TMS and their primary reasons for noncompletion. Methods: Nine national-team sprint athletes participated in semistructured interviews on their perceptions of their TMS. Interview data were analyzed qualitatively, based on grounded theory, and TMS adherence information was collected. Results: Thematic analysis showed that athletes reported their main reason for poor buy-in to TMS was a lack of feedback on their monitoring data from key staff. Furthermore, training modifications made in response to meaningful changes in monitoring data were sometimes perceived to be disproportionate, resulting in dishonest reporting practices. Conclusions: Perceptions of opaque or unfair decision making on training-program modifications and insufficient feedback were the primary causes for poor athlete TMS adherence. Supporting TMS implementation with a behavioral-change model that targets problem areas could improve buy-in and enable limited resources to be appropriately directed.
- Subjects
ATHLETIC ability; BEHAVIOR modification; DECISION making; GROUNDED theory; INTERVIEWING; SPRINTING; RESEARCH methodology; PATIENT monitoring; QUALITATIVE research; PHYSICAL training &; conditioning; THEMATIC analysis; ELITE athletes; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
1555-0265
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/ijspp.2018-0098