Effects of public posting, goal setting, and oral feedback on the skills of female soccer players.

Full Abstract

We evaluated the effects of public posting, goal setting, and oral feedback on the skills of 3 female high school soccer players during practice scrimmages. The dependent variables were the percentage of appropriate responses when the player (a) kept and maintained possession of the ball, (b) moved to an open position during a game restart (e.g., goal or corner kick), and (c) moved to an open position after passing the ball. We also assessed the extent to which changes in practice performances generalized to games. A social validity questionnaire was completed by both players and coaches to assess the acceptability of the intervention's goals, procedures, and outcomes. Results indicate that the intervention was effective in improving performances during practice scrimmages but produced limited generalization to game settings.

Author information

Author/s: Brobst, Brandilea (B); Ward, Phillip (P);

Affiliation: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of applied behavior analysis (J Appl Behav Anal), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 35 (issue 3) : pp 247-57

Dates: Created 2002/10/07; Completed 2003/02/13; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 12365738, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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