Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes
Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to characterize the developmental pathway undertaken by Portuguese expert track and field athletes considering the quantity and type of structured and unstructured activities. Methods: The sample was composed of 24 experts and 35 non-expert athletes who comp...
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| author | Eduarda Maria Rocha Teles de Castro Coelho Flávia Rodrigues da Costa Nuno Miguel Correia Leite Sara Diana Leal dos Santos |
| author_facet | Eduarda Maria Rocha Teles de Castro Coelho Flávia Rodrigues da Costa Nuno Miguel Correia Leite Sara Diana Leal dos Santos |
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| description | Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to characterize the developmental pathway undertaken by Portuguese expert track and field athletes considering the quantity and type of structured and unstructured activities. Methods: The sample was composed of 24 experts and 35 non-expert athletes who completed a questionnaire designed to gather information about their previous experiences in sports. Results: Results reveal key factors which distinguished expert from non-expert athletes’ developmental pathway were related to a greater commitment within track and field in relation to years (U = 251.000, p < 0.01) and hours (U = 212.500, p < .01), as well as with the number of years spent in unstructured activities (U = 284.500, p < .05). Furthermore, a significant association (χ2 = 27.131, p < 0.01) was found between the number of unstructured activities practiced and an expert performance attainment. Conclusions: These findings revealed that more successfully track and field athletes had an early diversified pathway with greater involvement in structured and unstructured activities. Overall, the study provides an insight into the developmental pathway of Portuguese track and field athletes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45534b954e02480785a64e99652004102022-12-22T01:49:02ZengUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica1980-65742021-04-012710.1590/s1980-65742021003020Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletesEduarda Maria Rocha Teles de Castro Coelhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-8875Flávia Rodrigues da Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-0782Nuno Miguel Correia Leitehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-6390Sara Diana Leal dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4090-5790Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to characterize the developmental pathway undertaken by Portuguese expert track and field athletes considering the quantity and type of structured and unstructured activities. Methods: The sample was composed of 24 experts and 35 non-expert athletes who completed a questionnaire designed to gather information about their previous experiences in sports. Results: Results reveal key factors which distinguished expert from non-expert athletes’ developmental pathway were related to a greater commitment within track and field in relation to years (U = 251.000, p < 0.01) and hours (U = 212.500, p < .01), as well as with the number of years spent in unstructured activities (U = 284.500, p < .05). Furthermore, a significant association (χ2 = 27.131, p < 0.01) was found between the number of unstructured activities practiced and an expert performance attainment. Conclusions: These findings revealed that more successfully track and field athletes had an early diversified pathway with greater involvement in structured and unstructured activities. Overall, the study provides an insight into the developmental pathway of Portuguese track and field athletes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742021000101606&tlng=enathlete developmentdeliberate practicediversificationunstructured activitiesexpertise |
| spellingShingle | Eduarda Maria Rocha Teles de Castro Coelho Flávia Rodrigues da Costa Nuno Miguel Correia Leite Sara Diana Leal dos Santos Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica athlete development deliberate practice diversification unstructured activities expertise |
| title | Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes |
| title_full | Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes |
| title_fullStr | Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes |
| title_short | Developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes |
| title_sort | developmental pathway routes to achieve expert performance in portuguese track and field athletes |
| topic | athlete development deliberate practice diversification unstructured activities expertise |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742021000101606&tlng=en |
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