Abstract:
Technology has entered many spheres of modern
day society. The sport context has also been
infiltrated by technology, as can be seen in how
video-footage is used in coaching, biomechanics,
as well as umpiring/refereeing. This research
focused on using video-footage during sport
psychology sessions in golf. Stage 1 entailed the
videotaping of six golfers from the Tshwane
University of Technology’s Golf Academy
(TUTGA) during a practice session. During
Stage 2 the six golfers viewed the video-footage
that was made of the practice session, and
indicated what they deemed relevant to be
discussed during one-to-one sport psychology
sessions. Stage 3 entailed one-to-one sport
psychology sessions informed by narrative
practice with the six golfers respectively, during
which the identified material from Stage 2 was
discussed. During Stage 4 a focus group session
was held with the six golfers during which they
were asked to narrate their experiences of being
videotaped during a practice session, as well as
discuss this video-footage during one-to-one
sport psychology sessions. These focus group
discussions were videotaped, transcribed and
analyzed through a process of narrative analysis.
It seems that using video-footage allowed the
golfers to voice their specific sport psychology
needs, which allowed for their specific needs to
be addressed collaboratively (between a sport
psychologist and golfer) in a contextual manner.
Therefore, from this study it seems that using
video-footage during sport psychology sessions
with golfers, added value to the sport psychology
process.
