Self-regulation and high school athletes : an action research case study

2018

Self-regulatory skills are considered vital for proper child development, with some children not being able to self-regulate efficiently being put at high levels of risk for poor developmental outcomes (Zimmerman, 2007). A psychological skills training programme is one such avenue to teach self-regulatory skills to children. Research shows that children who take part in a psychological skills training from a young age are building a positive foundation for their future (Sharp et al., 2013). The purpose of this study is to identify whether high school athletes can develop self-regulation skills from partaking in a psychological skills training programme. Sixteen participants took part in the…