The Influence of a Deliberate Practice Intervention on the Putting Performance and Subsequent Practice Behaviours of Aspiring Elite Adolescent Golfers

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Hayman, Rick, Polman, Remco, Borkoles, Erika and Taylor, Jamie (2013) The Influence of a Deliberate Practice Intervention on the Putting Performance and Subsequent Practice Behaviours of Aspiring Elite Adolescent Golfers. Talent Development and Excellence, 5 (2). pp. 67-84. ISSN 1869-0459 (print) 1869-2885 (online)

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to determine if a golf specific deliberate practice intervention would improve putting performance and influence future practice behaviours of aspiring elite adolescent golfers with no prior experience of specialised short game interventions. Method: Participants completed a 13 week AB single-subject multiple-baseline design study with social validation and five month follow up interviews. Results: The findings indicated the deliberate practice intervention to be effective in enhancing the putting performance of all participants from baseline to intervention phases. Mean performance measure scores were significantly higher in the intervention phase than the baseline phase. Social validation and follow up interviews revealed all participants enjoyed undertaking deliberate practice, experienced a range of psychological and technical improvements, adapted current training schedules to mirror deliberate practice and committed long term to activities of this nature. Conclusions: Deliberate practice has the potential to improve putting performance of aspiring elite adolescent golfers and was viewed by all participants as a key strategy in successfully bridging the gap to elite adolescent status. Findings provide support for practitioners, sport psychologists and policy makers who may wish to expose aspiring elite golfers to golf specific deliberate practice regimes for the first time during late adolescence.

Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/24756
Official URL http://www.iratde.org/images/TDE/2013-2/08tde2013-...
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
Historical > FOR Classification > 1701 Psychology
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Keywords deliberate practice intervention, golf, aspiring elite, single-subject design
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