title: Effects of posting self-set goals on collegiate football players' skill execution during practice and games.
abstract: The effects of self-set goals and public posting on athletic performance of 5 collegiate football players was studied. All players were linebackers on a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II football team. The dependent variables were the percentage of correct occasions when the linebacker (a) positioned himself to cover a specified area on the field during a pass or from the line of scrimmage during a run; (b) moved to the correct position in response to the positioning of the offense; and (c) tackled and stopped the progress of the ball carrier. A multiple baseline design across behaviors showed an immediate increase in the practice performance of the players and a corresponding increase in game performance following introduction of the independent variable. This study extends research using public posting in sport by demonstrating the effects of player-determined goals and public posting of goal attainment.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, Sport and Exercise Education, Columbus 43210-1221, USA. ward.116@osu.edu
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carnes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D030881:Disclosure; D005538:Football / Q000523:psychology*; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D012056:Reinforcement, Social