An examination of ‘explicitation techniques’ to enhance decision-making in Korfball: an Action Research study

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Hunter, Alice
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2020Type
Thesis
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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This thesis develops the use of ‘explicitation techniques’ as a pedagogical
tool for coaches to enhance players’ awareness and decisions. Recent
research has highlighted a new appreciation for the use of
phenomenological methods in sports coaching (e.g. Mouchet, Morgan &
Thomas, 2018). Furthermore, Mouchet’s research (2005; 2008) has
highlighted the use of explicitation interviews to enhance rugby players’
understandings of previous decisions. Through extended questioning, the
interviewer attempts to invoke an ‘evocative state’ of the interviewee
where they re-live a previous experience in order to access information
stored in the subconscious. By utilising an Action Research approach over
twelve weeks, the aim of the study was to develop the use of these
techniques within my own coaching practice in order to enhance my
players’ game awareness and develop their in-game decision-making.
The study used a group of five experienced Korfball players who engaged
with the explicitation informed interviews as part of their regular training
sessions, they then discussed their experiences in Focus Groups at the
end of each Action Research cycle. The results extend the existing
research into ‘explicitation interviews’ by developing the applied utility of
explicitation techniques through short interviews during coaching practice.
The results show that through engagement with these interviews the
participants developed their game awareness whilst playing and believed
that further engagement in the explicitation techniques would be beneficial
for themselves and other players.
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PhD Thesis - School of Sport and Health Sciences
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