| Title: |
Impact of Psychosocial Intervention on Performance Determinants in Competitive Swimmers: Roles of Coach, Family, Environment, and Athlete Characteristics |
| Authors: |
López Hernández, Alejandro; Simón Piqueras, Juan Ángel; Zamorano García, David; Pyne, David B.; González Ravé, José María |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha: Repositorio Universitario Institucional de Recursos Abiertos (RUIdeRA) |
| Subject Terms: |
Coach characteristics; Expert performance; Family; Parents; Sports environment; Swimming |
| Description: |
Background: This study analyzed the effects of intervention programs conducted between 2021 and 2025 as part of the “Aula UCLM-FNCLM” initiative—a partnership between a regional swimming federation and the university—on psychosocial factors in trained swimmers. This program presents interventions for swimmers, their coaches, their families, and their sports environment. Methods: The effects of a 4-year intervention program on the Castilla-La Mancha swimming team, classified as Tier 3 (Tier 3: Highly Trained/National Level), according to the McKay classification framework (2021 team with 55 swimmers, 25 men, and 30 women; 17.3 ± 5.3 years), and the same sample in 2025 (42 swimmers, 19 men, 23 women—17 ± 2.8 years—and 11 dropouts). A self-perception questionnaire on performance in sport (CAED) was used.Results: The results showed higher ratings (p < 0.001, ?2 = 0.30) from the swimmers of the 2025 CLM team in the coach factor, and moderate changes in the roles played by family (p < 0.05, ?2 = 0.12) and environment (p < 0.05, ?2 = 0.11). The only factor that did not improve was personal characteristics. Conclusions: The UCLM-FNCLM program has contributed to improving the role of factors related to performance in sport (coach, family, and sports environment) in a cohort of regional-based swimmers.Keywords: parents; family; expert performance; swimming; sports environment; coach characteristics |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
2023-GRIN-34236; pa_21769449; https://hdl.handle.net/10578/44505 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/sports13090314 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/44505; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13090314; https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/13/9/314 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2C79F98D |
| Database: |
BASE |