Sport Pyshcology in soccer
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What Was The Purpose of this Study?
The study by Dietel Teipel, Gunnar Gerish, and Michael Busse was intended to evaluate the aggressive behavior in soccer. There has been a large increase in the number of these types of studies in the past 20 years, and the purpose of this particular one is see how different groups react to certain aggressive actions, in this case, fouls. Another purpose of this research was to evaluate whether the education of young players was causing a decline in aggressive behavior.
How Was The Study Conducted?
In this particular case, 70 males were evaluated. 20 of these were actual players of the game. Of these 20, 18 were amateur and the other 2 were professional. The next group of participants was the coaches themselves. Again, 3 were coaches of professional teams and the other 17 coached at an amateur level...