Ben Greenhough
Perceptions of professional soccer coaches, support staff and players toward virtual reality and the factors that modify their intention to use it
Greenhough, Ben; Barrett, Steve; Towlson, Chris; Abt, Grant
Authors
Steve Barrett
Dr Christopher McLaren-Towlson C.Towlson@hull.ac.uk
Lecturer in Growth, maturation and talent identification of atheletes
Professor Grant Abt G.Abt@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Exercise Physiology
Abstract
A small evidence base supports the use of virtual reality in professional soccer, yet there is a lack of information available on perceptions and desire to use the technology from those employed at professional soccer clubs. Therefore, the aim of the study was to compare and quantify the perceptions of virtual reality use in soccer, and to model behavioural intentions to use this technology. This study surveyed the perceptions of coaches, support staff, and players in relation to their knowledge, expectations, influences and barriers of using virtual reality via an internet-based questionnaire. To model behavioural intention, modified questions and constructs from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology were used, and the model was analysed through partial least squares structural equation modelling. Respondents represented coaches and support staff (n = 134) and players (n = 64). All respondents generally agreed that virtual reality should be used to improve tactical awareness and cognition, with its use primarily in performance analysis and rehabilitation settings. Generally, coaches and support staff agreed that monetary cost, coach buy-in and limited evidence base were barriers towards its use. In a sub-sample of coaches and support staff without access to virtual reality (n = 123), performance expectancy was the strongest construct in explaining behavioural intention to use virtual reality, followed by facilitating conditions (i.e., barriers) construct which had a negative association with behavioural intention. Virtual reality has the potential to be a valuable technology within professional soccer although several barriers exist that may prevent its widespread use.
Citation
Greenhough, B., Barrett, S., Towlson, C., & Abt, G. (2021). Perceptions of professional soccer coaches, support staff and players toward virtual reality and the factors that modify their intention to use it. PLoS ONE, 16(12), Article e0261378. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261378
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 30, 2021 |
Publication Date | Dec 30, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jan 5, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 6, 2022 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Print ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Electronic ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 12 |
Article Number | e0261378 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261378 |
Keywords | Multidisciplinary |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3905357 |
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Copyright: © 2021 Greenhough et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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