James C. Welsh
Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker
Welsh, James C.; Dewhurst, Stephen A.; Perry, John L.
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Abstract
Objectives: Presently, there is no exploration into the cognitive processes of super-elite and elite professional snooker players during real-time performance. Therefore, this study explored the cognitions of seven professional snooker players during real-time solo practice performance. Design: A Think Aloud (TA) protocol analysis. Method: This involved players verbalizing and explaining their thoughts within naturalistic practice environments. Player’s verbalizations were recorded during each solo practice performance, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed via protocol analysis. Results: Analyses revealed an array of continuous reactive-adaptive cognitions relat-ing to stressors and coping strategies during performance, as well as general snooker-specific related thoughts. Specifically, the results highlighted key stressor themes which were coded as: Table Conditions, Distractions, and Mistakes. Our main finding was: Shot Preparation being essential to problem-focused coping, with Rationalizing integral to emotion-focused coping. Further results highlighted the visualperceptual and cognitive expertise of players, with regards to identification of problem balls and cueball spatial awareness, insofar as unearthing the delib-erate structure to practice routines. Conclusions: The study’s original and novel findings lend further support to the transactional process of coping. Whilst accordingly, the utilization of TA significantly contributed to our limited understanding of super-elite and elite real-time cogni-tions in professional snooker and self-paced sports generally. Future research should continue to dissect the sport-specific nuances that underpin real-time performance, not only during prac-tices, but within competitive play. TA is an appropriate methodology to use in the domain-specific sport of snooker.
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Welsh, J. C., Dewhurst, S. A., & Perry, J. L. (2018). Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker. Psychology of sport and exercise, 36, 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.003
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 10, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 12, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018-05 |
Deposit Date | Mar 19, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Print ISSN | 1469-0292 |
Electronic ISSN | 1878-5476 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 36 |
Pages | 197-208 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.003 |
Keywords | Coping; Think Aloud protocol; Professional snooker; Super-Elite; Cognitions; Practice |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/746886 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029217306763 |
Additional Information | This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Thinking Aloud: An exploration of cognitions in professional snooker; Journal Title: Psychology of Sport and Exercise; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.003; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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