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ERIC Number: EJ750825
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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The Effects of Goal Setting on Rugby Performance
Mellalieu, Stephen D.; Hanton, Sheldon; O'Brien, Michael
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v39 n2 p257?261 Sum 2006
Goal-setting effects on selected performance behaviors of 5 collegiate rugby players were assessed over an entire competitive season using self-generated targets and goal-attainment scaling. Results suggest that goal setting was effective for enhancing task-specific on-field behavior in rugby union. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Athletes, College Athletics, Team Sports, Behavior Patterns
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Available from: Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Kansas University, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Tel: 785-841-4425; Fax: 785-841-4425; e-mail: behavior@mail.ku.edu; Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/index.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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