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Implementation of an app-based blended mindfulness intervention in a Bundesliga Youth Academy targeting goalkeepers: A case study

Kittler, Christoph; Stenzel, Lukas; Jekauc, Darko; Stoll, Oliver

Abstract:

Integrating extensive sport psychological interventions into the daily routine of young football players poses a problem. This case study aimed to describe the implementation of an app-based blended mindfulness intervention in a German Bundesliga youth academy to improve goalkeepers’ (n = 6) attention. A mindfulness app was combined with regular group workshops. The study included an outcome evaluation based on pre- and postintervention assessments of attention performance and process evaluation based on recorded training time and collected qualitative data. The results showed an improvement in the players’ Frankfurt Attention Inventory-2 L scores and K scores. The training time with the app was low (M = 30.51 min), but high (M = 200.00 min) without the app. To implement an app-based intervention successfully, the results imply that players need more assistance with the app, and time management and informal training should be incorporated into sport-specific exercises.


Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1123/cssep.2021-0006
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Zitationen: 2
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2470-4849, 2470-4857
KITopen-ID: 1000159852
Erschienen in Case studies in sport and exercise psychology
Verlag Human Kinetics
Band 5
Heft 1
Seiten 95-105
Schlagwörter athletic performance; attention; blended learning; competitive sport; football; psychological skills training
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