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dc.contributor.authorNewport, R. J.
dc.contributor.authorWalters, S. R.
dc.contributor.authorMillar, S.
dc.contributor.authorDickson, G.
dc.contributor.authorLenton, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T23:59:05Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T23:59:05Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-22
dc.identifier.issn1052-0147
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/5580
dc.description.abstractThe foundation of an athlete’s development is formed through their early developmental experiences. Thus, in this study we explored the early sport and play experiences of elite New Zealand hockey players from rural and regional communities. In our examination of how smaller communities contribute to the development of New Zealand’s top athletes, this research has a particular focus on the athletes’ early sport and play experiences and the influence of people around them during their growth and development. In this qualitative descriptive study, we employed semi-structured interviews to gather data from eight current and former elite New Zealand hockey players. The study’s findings contribute to the ongoing debate regarding whether early specialisation positively or negatively influences young athletes’ development. Furthermore, it provides evidence supporting the benefits of a developmental and delayed specialisation pathway to elite performance. Surrounded by a physical, social, and cultural environment that supported freedom and responsibility alongside unstructured, outdoor, risky play experiences, the participants of this study benefited from their early developmental experiences, which supported their pathways to elite level.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherNova Southeastern Universityen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol27/iss1/20/en_NZ
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjecthockey playersen_NZ
dc.subjectrural communitiesen_NZ
dc.subjectregional communitiesen_NZ
dc.subjectearly specialisationen_NZ
dc.subjectfamily supporten_NZ
dc.subjectdevelopmental studiesen_NZ
dc.subjectsport participationen_NZ
dc.subjectinterviewsen_NZ
dc.titleThe early sport and play experiences of elite New Zealand hockey players from rural and regional communities: A qualitative descriptive studyen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.date.updated2022-02-11T13:30:26Z
dc.rights.holderAuthorsen_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5201en_NZ
dc.subject.marsden520107 Sport and exercise psychologyen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationNewport, R. J., Walters, S. R., Millar, S., Dickson, G., & Lenton, A. (2022). The Early Sport and Play Experiences of Elite New Zealand Hockey Players From Rural and Regional Communities: A qualitative descriptive study. The Qualitative Report, 27(1), 289-313. doi:https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5201en_NZ
unitec.publication.spage289en_NZ
unitec.publication.lpage313en_NZ
unitec.publication.volume27en_NZ
unitec.publication.issue1en_NZ
unitec.publication.titleThe Qualitative Reporten_NZ
unitec.peerreviewedyesen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationNorthTec (Tai Tokerau Wānanga)en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationAuckland University of Technologyen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationLa Trobe Universityen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms67994en_NZ
unitec.publication.placeFort Lauderdale-Davie, Fforidaen_NZ
unitec.institution.studyareaSporten_NZ


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