Nosek, P, Brownlee, T, Drust, B and Andrew, M (2020) Feedback of GPS training data within professional English soccer: A comparison of decision making and perceptions between coaches, players and performance staff. Science and Medicine in Football. ISSN 2473-3938

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine the perceptions of training data feedback from key stakeholders within the coaching process of professional soccer clubs. A survey assessed the importance of training data towards reflection and decision-making, potential barriers and player preferences. 176 participants comprising coaches, players and performance staff completed the survey. The training data coaches most commonly identified as wanting to see to support reflection was ‘high-intensity’ actions and variables recognised by the coach as ‘work rate/intensity’. All stakeholders reported training data as at least somewhat important in guiding their coaches’ practices, with lack of a common goal and high volumes of information being the main barriers to effective feedback of training data. Players deemed feedback as positive to changing their behaviour, with total distance, high-speed running and sprint distances as the information they would most like to see. It would be likely to be looked at via message or pinned up in the changing room. Training data is seen as an impactful and effective tool for use by all key stakeholders. Despite this, its use can be optimised by increasing opportunities for informal reflection, using less information, and improving communication of data.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Science and Medicine in Football on 14/05/2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/24733938.2020.1770320
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports > GV711 Coaching G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports
Divisions:	Sport & Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Date Deposited:	15 May 2020 10:48
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 07:18
DOI or ID number:	10.1080/24733938.2020.1770320
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12938

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