What do athlete's really think? Athlete perceptions and attitudes towards athlete monitoring in professional soccer

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Woolmer, E, Morris, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-9788, Noon, M, Tallis, J, Clarke, ND and Eyre, E, 2025. What do athlete's really think? Athlete perceptions and attitudes towards athlete monitoring in professional soccer. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. ISSN 1747-9541

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541251318846

Abstract

Over the past 20 years, monitoring in soccer has become increasingly popular for managing training loads, preventing injuries, and optimizing performance. However, implementing sophisticated systems demands substantial investment in equipment, staff training, and athlete time. The present study aimed to evaluate player's perceptions around a comprehensive athlete monitoring programme used within a professional English men's soccer team. A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design was employed across two phases. In Phase one, 20 professional male soccer players completed a ‘Modified Athlete Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaire’. The results from Phase 1 informed Phase 2, where a subset of participants (n = 10) engaged in semi-structured interviews to gain deeper insights into their attitudes and perceptions of athlete monitoring. Analysis revealed that GPS monitoring was the most favoured tool, while power monitoring (countermovement jump; CMJ) was the least preferred. Thematic analysis of interview data identified an overall theme of importance, broken down into four key themes: education, feedback, adjustment period, and specific monitoring tools. To enhance athlete engagement, practitioners should emphasize the relevance of each monitoring strategy to the athletes’ performance. Streamlining monitoring strategies and providing more comprehensive feedback can foster greater athlete buy-in and adherence to monitoring programmes.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
Creators:	Woolmer, E., Morris, R., Noon, M., Tallis, J., Clarke, N.D. and Eyre, E.
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Date:	24 February 2025
ISSN:	1747-9541
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/17479541251318846 DOI 2387239 Other
Rights:	© The Author(s) 2025. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	28 Feb 2025 09:49
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2025 09:49
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53143