Factors contributing to young footballers' success

Marko, Komarov, Radovan, Čokorilo

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Jugoslavije

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2003-2021/11/05/09:23:21

Based on the research conducted on the 210 young footballers (12, 15-16, and 17-18 years olds) from the football club "Milicionar" in Belgrade, and on the same number of the their fathers, the factors contributing to young footballers' success were examined. The research has revealed that there are statistically significant differences between the fathers and their sons regarding the opinion on the relationship between the effort and the achieved sports results of the young footballers. The parents are more critical in comparison to their sons, and they believe that the results do not correspond to the efforts. The situation is quite different when it comes to the contribution ability has on this sports results. Now the sons are more critical than their fathers, believing that ability is not an important factor for sports success. When ranking the qualities of their sons-footballers, the fathers have placed the need of frequent encouragement and stimulation first, and as the most important factor of their sports success - persistence during the trainings. According to the parents, the trainer, i.e. the training organization, is what is most responsible for the failure of the young footballers.