Applied Coaching Research Journal Vol. 6 Research Journal 6 | Page 24

APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020 , Vol . 6
Results Table 1 : Stressors experienced by football coaches during competition
Higher-order Theme
Lower-order Theme
Score at time Opponent Quotation
Performance
Performance tactics
1 - 1 Above in table
‘ We haven ’ t had a good phase of play at all ’.
Technical performance
1 - 1 Above in table
‘ Poor decision making is such a freaker . Particularly from set-pieces when you have a chance to keep the f ***** g football ’.
Team holding onto winning position
1 - 1 Above in table
‘ They still have a mental battle I suppose , in the case of not conceding , not winning games , chasing games . So they can go away thinking we played well and won rather than we played well and didn ’ t win ’.
Conceding goals
1 - 4 Above in table
‘ It ’ s not good conceding 3 goals from set plays and crosses ’.
Opposition
Opposition players
0 - 0 Below in table
‘ So the panic there was , our centre half and right back keep stepping in front , every time they ’ re stepping in front they ’ re being turned by more physical boys and that ’ s what ’ s going to cause us trouble ’.
Opposition tactics
1 - 0 Below in table
‘ How ’ re we in the middle ? They ’ ve an extra man in the middle , the 8 , the 16 and the 10 and the 17 is coming in as well ’.
Opposition actions
1 - 3 Below in table
‘ So the ref blew up for an injury and we had possession of the ball and the other team were pressing us . A big thing I hate is when players don ’ t give the ball back to the keeper and instead kick it out of play , really frustrating ’.
Officiating
Referee decisionmaking
1 - 4 Above in table
“ Why would you wait that long to blow ? I hate refs . Ref is frustrating me anyway … do your job right !”
Referee interference with play
1 - 0 Below in table
“ So the noise there was the ref been in the way of the play . Third time he ’ s been in the way of the play . Two seconds later he was in the way . Josh fouled again because you can see the frustration in him from trying to make key passes and the referee is constantly in the way . We ’ re constantly trying to play central balls but he keeps on being in the centre too much .”
Referee living location
0 - 0 Below in table
“ Home referee . They are literally just going to wind us up until the last .”
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