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Searching for the perfect goalkeeping personality. Myth or reality?
Jan Spielmann1,2, Fabian Otte3,4, Tom Schumacher5
1Department of Sports Sciences, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 13, 2024
Summary
Football goalkeepers
Area of Science:
- Sports Psychology
- Sport Performance Analysis
Background:
- Personality characteristics significantly influence football goalkeeping performance.
- Profiling goalkeepers aids in individualized training and scientific understanding.
- Understanding athlete psychology is crucial for performance optimization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate personality traits in football goalkeepers.
- To analyze differences based on expertise, age, and sex.
- To contribute to the profiling of goalkeepers.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Five Factor Model of personality.
- Assessed 132 male and female football goalkeepers.
- Included participants from youth to senior and low to elite levels.
Main Results:
- Identified significant differences in agreeableness across expertise and sex groups.
- Observed significant differences in neuroticism levels between male and female goalkeepers.
- Highlighted distinct personality profiles based on goalkeeper characteristics.
Conclusions:
- This study represents an initial step in profiling football goalkeepers.
- Further research and replication are needed in football goalkeeping.
- Understanding personality's influence on sport performance requires continued investigation.
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