Crust, Lee and Nesti, Mark and Littlewood, Martin (2010) A cross-sectional analysis of mental toughness in a professional football academy. Athletic Insight Journal, 2 (2). ISSN 1947-6299

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Abstract

This study investigated mental toughness in an English Premier League football academy. 112 football players aged between 12 and 18 years of age completed the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 18 (Clough, Earle, & Sewell, 2002) as a measure of mental toughness. A cross-sectional design was used to test for differences in mental toughness across age groups, and data concerning players who were either retained or released by the club was also compared. A one-way ANOVA showed no differences in mental toughness between age groups, and an independent t-test also found no differences in the mental toughness of players who were either retained or released. These results suggest that older and more experienced academy football players do not possess higher levels of mental toughness than younger, less experienced players. Qualitative research involving academy staff and players is encouraged to provide a more detailed evaluation.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	academy, challenge, commitment, development, environment, refnone, ref26d
Subjects:	C Biological Sciences > C600 Sports Science
Divisions:	College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > School of Sport & Exercise Science
Depositing User:	Rosaline Smith
Date Deposited:	04 May 2010 14:06
Last Modified:	14 May 2013 14:12
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/2418

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