Shannon L. Smith & Phillip Ward. (2006)
Behavioral interventions to improve performance in collegiate football.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
39, 385-391.
Using a multitreatment withdrawal design, this study evaluated the
differential effects of publicly posted plus verbal feedback, goal
setting plus verbal feedback, and publicly posted feedback, verbal
feedback, and goal setting together on the performance of 3 collegiate
football players in practice scrimmages. Also assessed was whether the
changes in practice behavior generalized to games. The dependent
variables were performances on three wide receiver skills. The results
show that public posting with verbal feedback, goal setting, and public
posting with verbal feedback and goal setting were effective in improving
player performance to a 90% criterion level during practice, and these
changes generalized to game performance.
DESCRIPTORS: coaching interventions, sports