APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020 , Vol . 6
Table 2 : Coping Mechanisms used by football coaches during competition
Higher-order Theme
Lower-order Theme Score at time Opponent Quotation
Problemfocused Coping
Concentration |
1 - 0 |
Below in |
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‘***** ***** don ’ t be caught , now look , better . Now you have it ’.
Planning |
1 - 0 |
Below in |
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‘ So the info I put onto the pitch was there we tried to press the ball 60 -40 to pass the ball onto their weakest centre half so our right sided forward is going to press their other centre back so the ball goes to the other one so were going to angle our run and hopefully the ball goes to the other centre half and try nick it in their half ’.
Technical correction |
2 - 0 |
Below in |
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‘*****, tell **** to stop trying to beat men , tell him now . Were losing possession every time he does it ’.
Emotionfocused Coping
Positive talk |
0 - 0 |
Above in |
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‘ Find straight away kids make a mistake , heads go down . Be more positive and actually give them some positive encouragement ’.
Venting emotion |
2 - 0 |
Below in |
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‘***** bleeding kicked the ball away ( t2a ). Crying like a baby in front of ref , he deserves it ’.
Acceptance |
1 - 1 |
Above in |
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Relaxation |
0 - 0 |
Above in |
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‘ Just realised we scored a goal just there , obviously morale goes up straight away , start playing better . Relieves the pressure . But it was the style of goal and the reaction was 2 minutes in ’.
' Okay straight away it ’ s a bit calmer from me . Once I hear the whistle kind of gets me in the mindset ’.
Avoidance Coping
Humour |
0 - 0 |
Below in |
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‘ Pick him up boys , don ’ t be complicating it ( mocking other manager )’.
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