Practitioners’ Perceptions of <I>Enjin</I> Strategies during Competitive Sport Matches: A Case Study of a Women’ s Collegiate Basketball Team

• HIBI Chisato

  Team Building Japan Co., Ltd.

• AOYAGI Kenryu

  Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• ARAI Hirokazu

  Faculty of Letters, Hosei University

• MORIYA Shiho

  College of Sociology, Edogawa University

• OKA Koichiro

  Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 競技スポーツの試合場面における円陣行動に対する実践者の認識<BR>-大学女子バスケットボールチームを事例として-
• 競技スポーツの試合場面における円陣行動に対する実践者の認識 : 大学女子バスケットボールチームを事例として
• キョウギ スポーツ ノ シアイ バメン ニ オケル エンジン コウドウ ニ タイスル ジッセンシャ ノ ニンシキ : ダイガク ジョシ バスケットボールチーム オ ジレイ ト シテ
• Practitioners&rsquo; Perceptions of <I>Enjin</I> Strategies during Competitive Sport Matches: A Case Study of a Women&rsquo; s Collegiate Basketball Team

Abstract

     In competitive sports, the enhancing of physical abilities, technical skills, and psychological states is vital for excelling in competition. A team’ s psychological wellbeing is often the deciding factor in team sport success. Nevertheless, few efficient strategies have been made for boosting teams’ psychological states, particularly during matches. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate practitioners’ perceptions of Enjin (forming a circle) strategies used to enhance a team’ s psychological acuity during matches. In addition, motivations to initiate Enjin strategies, content, and changes observed after implementing these strategies were emphasized. The study was conducted following three steps. First, a women’ s collegiate basketball team’ s Enjin strategies were observed and recorded during an official match. Second, a team coach and four players were interviewed concerning these strategies, after viewing a recording of the match. The participants were requested to provide (1) motivations to implement Enjin strategies; (2) Enjin content; and (3) changes experienced after implementing Enjin strategies. Third, the study results were analyzed following the KJ method. The analysis revealed seven motivations, including “routine,” “desire to enhance team cohesion,” and “foul play.” In addition, four types of Enjin content were identified, including “encouragement,” “information on tactics,” “apologizing,” and “battle cries.” Subsequently, eleven changes, including “enhanced team cohesion” , “shared perspectives among team members,” and “improved excitement levels,” were identified. It was inferred that Enjin strategies enhanced the teams’ psychological states, based on these results. However, additional studies involving several teams, games, events, and genders are required to complement these results.

Journal

• Journal of Japan Society of Sports Industry

  Journal of Japan Society of Sports Industry 25 (1), 1_11-1_24, 2015

  Japan Society of Sports Industry

Keywords

• Group
• Mental Training
• Psychological State
• Team Building
• KJ Method

Details

• CRID: 1390001205317990400
• NII Article ID: 130005073377
• NII Book ID: AA11424434
• DOI: 10.5997/sposun.25.1_11
• ISSN: 18842534
• ISSN: 13430688
• NDL BIB ID: 026335496
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/026335496
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I026335496
• Text Lang: en
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