Decision-Making during Games by Professional Handball Coaches Using Regulatory Focus Theory

Debanne, thierry;Angel, Vincent;Fontayne, Paul
(2014) Journal of Applied Sport Psychology — Vol. 26, n° 1, p. 111-124 (2014)

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  • Debanne, thierryUniversité Paris Orsay
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  • Angel, VincentUCLouvain
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  • Fontayne, PaulUniversité Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense
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The main goal of this study, based on regulatory focus theory, is to assess the effects of the reward structure on the defensive strategy of handball teams. The results show that (a) a promotional defensive strategy is more often preferred in the second half of the second half-time than in any other game period and (b) second-division coaches are more likely to put their players in regulatory fit situations than are first-division coaches, and could, thus, be more influenced by affordance situations than first-division coaches, who would be more concerned with the ratio of strength between the teams.
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Debanne, t., Angel, V., & Fontayne, P. (2014). Decision-Making during Games by Professional Handball Coaches Using Regulatory Focus Theory. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 26(1), 111-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2013.801370 (Original work published 2014)