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The influence of parents in identifying and developing Australian female tennis talent
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posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by J Young, Alan PearceThis study investigated the role of parents in developing Australian female professional tennis players. Top WTA ranked Australian singles players (n=10) and their parents (n=10) responded to written questionnaires. Participants were asked to recall their tennis
background and describe the current role of parents and compare these to possible earlier roles. Further, participants were asked to make recommendations to parents who wanted to help a player develop her talent. A series of inductive content analyses was conducted to analyze the data. These analyses revealed a significant, and changing, role of parents in a development process extending over 10 years. Sacrifices were necessary in order to pursue a tennis career but positive benefits were generally reported by players and their parents. The importance of a caring and respectful home environment for aspiring players was highlighted.
background and describe the current role of parents and compare these to possible earlier roles. Further, participants were asked to make recommendations to parents who wanted to help a player develop her talent. A series of inductive content analyses was conducted to analyze the data. These analyses revealed a significant, and changing, role of parents in a development process extending over 10 years. Sacrifices were necessary in order to pursue a tennis career but positive benefits were generally reported by players and their parents. The importance of a caring and respectful home environment for aspiring players was highlighted.
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Journal of medicine and science in tennisVolume
17Issue
1Pagination
22 - 27Publisher
Society for Tennis Medicine and ScienceLocation
San Mateo, Calif.ISSN
1567-2352Language
engNotes
Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.Publication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2011, Society for Tennis Medicine and ScienceUsage metrics
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