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Enhancing our understanding of sport practitioner perspectives on developing effective sporting environments
Tom Mitchell1, Barnaby Sargent Megicks1, Adam Gledhill1
1Centre for Child and Adolescent Physical Activity, Leeds Beckett University, UK.
Journal of Sports Sciences
|August 9, 2024
Summary
Practitioners’ views on optimizing sports environments are crucial. This study reveals that while planning and delivery are well-understood, reviewing environmental factors in talent and performance development settings needs more attention.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Environmental Psychology
- Talent Development
Background:
- Growing focus on environmental features in talent and performance development.
- Limited understanding of practitioner perspectives on optimizing these environments.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine sports practitioners' perspectives on their role in optimizing environments.
- Investigate how practitioners plan, deliver, and review (P-D-R) environmental conditions for athletes.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews with ten sports practitioners (managers, coaches, support staff).
- Reflexive thematic analysis of interview data.
Main Results:
- Identified themes in Planning (Conceptualization, Needs), Delivering (Methods, Communication, Holistic approach), and Reviewing (KPIs, Evaluation, Monitoring).
- Practitioners emphasize clear objectives and stakeholder involvement in planning.
- Delivery practices align with effective talent development environments (TDEs).
- Reviewing environmental aspects is the least undertaken activity, possibly due to environmental complexity.
Conclusions:
- Effective environmental optimization requires clear planning and stakeholder engagement.
- Practitioners demonstrate awareness in delivering effective TDEs.
- The dynamic nature of sports environments may explain the limited focus on reviewing.
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