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Junior tennis players’ preferences for parental behaviors
Knight, C.J., Boden, C.M., & Holt, N.L. (2010). Junior tennis players’ preferences for parental behaviors. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 22 (pp. 377-391)
The purpose of this study was to identify junior tennis players’ preferences for parental behaviors at competitions. Eleven focus groups were conducted with 42 high performance Canadian tennis players (M age = 13.5 yrs, SD = 1.2 yrs). Analysis revealed several themes describing athletes’ views of supportive parental behaviors. Specific preferences were that parents should not provide technical and tactical advice, but they should comment on effort and attitude, provide practical advice, respect tennis etiquette, and match nonverbal behaviors with supportive comments. By providing a children’s perspective, these findings offer guidance to enhance parental involvement in tennis.
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Camilla KnightCandice Boden
Nicholas Holt
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