Attributes of champion female tennis players and challenges faced by aspirants Young, Janet A. and Pearce, Alan J. 2009, Attributes of champion female tennis players and challenges faced by aspirants, Medicine and science in tennis, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 16-19. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads pearce-attributesoffemale-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 326.69KB 135 Title Attributes of champion female tennis players and challenges faced by aspirants Author(s) Young, Janet A. Pearce, Alan J. Journal name Medicine and science in tennis Volume number 14 Issue number 2 Start page 16 End page 19 Total pages 4 Publisher Society for Tennis Medicine and Science Place of publication Arnhem, The Netherlands Publication date 2009 ISSN 1567-2352 Keyword(s) psychological attributes psychological skills tennis champion Summary As part of a larger study on talent development in tennis1, 10 Australian top ranked Australian female professional tennis players responded to a questionnaire about the attributes of a champion recalling the major challenges faced in pursuing a tennis career and strategies adopted to address these challenges. To analyse the data, a series of three inductive content analyses were conducted. The results highlighted the importance of psychological attributes and skills in a player’s journey to become a champion. The study’s implications for coaches and sport psychologists are also highlighted. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Society for Tennis Medicine and Science Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045197 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 14 May 2012, 11:51:41 EST Tue, 10 Jul 2012, 14:41:46 EST Tue, 10 Jul 2012, 15:04:40 EST Tue, 10 Jul 2012, 15:05:38 EST Wed, 25 Jul 2012, 09:38:39 EST Thu, 26 Jul 2012, 14:19:29 EST Wed, 07 Nov 2012, 09:20:03 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 18:59:22 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:32:44 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:57:30 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 306 Abstract Views, 135 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 14 May 2012, 11:51:41 EST