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The perception of elite athletes’ guided self-reflection and performance in archery
Si Lie TanKoon Teck KohMarja Kokkonensubject
media_common.quotation_subjectApplied psychologyQualitative propertycomputer.software_genre03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineathlete developmentIntervention (counseling)PerceptionarcheryElite athletesta315media_commonMultimediaQualitative interviews05 social sciencesProfessional development050301 education030229 sport sciencesguided-reflectionPhilosophyhigh performance athletesSelf-reflectionElitePsychology0503 educationcomputerdescription
AbstractSelf-reflection has been shown to enhance professional development in clinical, counselling and educational settings. Recent research found that self-reflection can enhance performance in elite sports. The purpose of this intervention study was two-fold: Firstly, to examine whether a guided reflective diary was effective in enhancing accuracy in elite archery, and secondly, to identify factors facilitating and hindering the usage of the guided reflective diary. Eight Singaporean elite archers (four females, four males), aged 20–24 years, reflected on their training using the diary for a period of five weeks. Their pre- and post-intervention performance scores were collected and qualitative interviews were conducted. Quantitative data revealed that only two archers improved their performance after the intervention, whereas six performed poorer than before. Qualitative data were content analysed using the thematic method. This revealed three facilitating factors for the guided reflective diary usage...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-03 | Reflective Practice |