Crust, Lee and Nesti, Mark and Littlewood, Martin (2010) Player and coach ratings of mental toughness in an elite association football academy. Athletic Insight Journal, 12 (3). ISSN UNSPECIFIED

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Abstract

Twenty one English Premier League academy football players gave self-ratings of mental toughness two times during the competitive season. Two senior academy coaches also rated the player’s levels of mental toughness using the same scale. Three important findings emerged: first, both player and coach ratings of mental toughness were found to be highly stable over a three-month period. Second, the players’ self-ratings of mental toughness were found to be significantly higher than the ratings of one of the two senior coaches. Finally, there were very low levels of agreement between the two coaches, and between coach and player ratings of mental toughness. These results suggest that even amongst elite level professional soccer coaches, there are considerable differences in interpreting the behaviors and attributes of mentally tough performers.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Intraclass reliability, Self-Presentation, Triangulation, Stability, refnone, ref26d
Subjects:	C Biological Sciences > C600 Sports Science C Biological Sciences > C890 Psychology not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > School of Sport & Exercise Science
Depositing User:	Alison Wilson
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2010 09:08
Last Modified:	14 May 2013 13:52
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/3704

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