Common Stressors and Subsequent Coping Strategies Used During High Pressure Situations in Elite Cricket: The Batting Powerplay
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Finney, Jordan
Date
2014Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the stressors experienced by elite cricketers
during the batting powerplay and the subsequent coping strategies used. The study was
conducted using a qualitative investigation method. Based on strict selection criteria three
cricketers were chosen to participate in the study. A semi-structured interview was
conducted, using questions that had been created based upon input from three UKCC 3
cricket coaches. The use of three categories within the interview guide (personal factors,
opposition factors and experience) not only allowed participants to go into thorough detail,
but clearly differentiated between the sources of each stressor highlighted and allowed for
clarity in differentiation within the results (personal game related stressors, opposition
related stressors, experience related stressors). The findings of this study are presented
within these highlighted categories, and show common stressors and coping strategies
that occur within the batting powerplay period. There is a general agreement on a large
number of stressors experienced by the participants, as is the case with a considerable
number of coping strategies. One clear finding is the use of multiple coping strategies to
counteract a single stressor, along with the amount of coping strategies that are common
to a specific stressor
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
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