| Title: |
Performance Factors and Strategies Favored by French Olympic Athletes. |
| Authors: |
Joncheray, Helene; Burlot, Fabrice; Besombes, Nicolas; Dalgalarrondo, Sébastien; Desenfant, Mathilde |
| Source: |
Sociology of Sport Journal; Mar2021, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p88-97, 10p, 2 Charts |
| Subject Terms: |
OLYMPIC athletes; COACH-athlete relationships; OLYMPIC Games; PHYSICAL training & conditioning; ATHLETE training; SEMI-structured interviews |
| Abstract: |
This article presents the performance factors identified by Olympic athletes and analyzes how they were prioritized and implemented during the 2012–2016 Olympiad. To address this issue, 28 semistructured interviews were conducted with French athletes who participated in the Olympic Games in 2016. The analysis shows that to achieve performance, only two factors were implemented by all the athletes: training and physical preparation. The other factors, namely, mental preparation, nutrition, and recovery care, were not implemented by all athletes. In addition, two main types of configurations have been identified: a minority of athletes (n = 4) for whom the choice of performance factors and their implementation are controlled by the coach and a majority (n = 24) who adopts secondary adjustments by relying on a parallel network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |