Understanding the Relationship between Sport Courage and Female Soccer Performance Variables
Özet
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between female soccer players’
courage and key performance variables (level of participation, injury past, being selected or nonselected by a national team, being starter or substitute). Methods: The Sport Courage Scale-31,
by Konter and Ng (2012) and key performance variables were collected from 210 female soccer
players aged 12 to 27 (M = 17.97 ± 3.34 years old). Spearman correlations and Mann–Whitney U
tests were used to analyse the collected data. Results: The correlations between mastery (r = 0.196),
determination (p = 0.239), assertiveness (r = 0.325), sacrifice behaviour (r = 0.182), total sport courage
(r = 0.265) and age of female soccer players were found to be significant (p < 0.05). Female soccer
players who have sustained an injury in the past scored significantly higher on the venturesome
scale (p = 0.006) than those who have not sustained an injury in the past. In comparison, female
soccer players who have not sustained an injury in the past or who have not been substituted had
significantly more mastery than female soccer players who have sustained an injury in the past or
who have been substituted (p = 0.017, p = 0.002, respectively). Conclusions: This study indicates
that sport courage is related to key performance variables among female soccer players. Mastery
and age seem to be related to courageous behaviour, whereas increasing venturesomeness might
cause injuries in female soccer. Some relevant implications for practitioners can be drawn from the
present findings.
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