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Int J Sports Sci Coach. 2018 Dec;13(6):849-862. doi: 10.1177/1747954118798057. Epub 2018 Sep 27.

Perceived importance of the fun integration theory's factors and determinants: A comparison among players, parents, and coaches.

International journal of sports science & coaching

Amanda J Visek, Heather Mannix, Avinash Chandran, Sean D Cleary, Karen McDonnell, Loretta DiPietro

Affiliations

  1. Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
  2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
  3. Department of Prevention and Community Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

PMID: 31592266 PMCID: PMC6779170 DOI: 10.1177/1747954118798057

Abstract

Conceptualized by youth soccer players, parents, and coaches, the fun integration theory's FUN MAPS identify 11 fun-factors and 81 fun-determinants. The purpose of this study was to conduct a secondary analysis of those data to explore the extent to which the parents (responsible for supporting) and the coaches (tasked with delivering soccer programs) perceived importance of the factors and determinants were congruent with the players' self-reported importance. We produced pattern-match displays and go-zone displays, which are innovative, visual representations of group comparisons that are unique to concept-mapping methods, to determine the overall consensus between the groups, in addition to identifying exact points of agreement and disagreement. Results indicated congruence between parents and players was extraordinarily high (

Keywords: Association football; enjoyment; leadership; soccer; youth sport

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The content is s

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