Searching for the perfect goalkeeping personality. Myth or reality?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological factors such as personality characteristics are influential factors of the goalkeeping performance in football (soccer). Not only for individualized treatment in practice, also from a scientific point of view, profiling goalkeepers is a relevant part of understanding athletes. The aim of this study was to investigate personality traits of goalkeepers of different expertise, age, and sex.

Methods

Using the Five Factor Model of personality we assessed personality traits of 132 male and female football goalkeepers ranging from youth to senior and low to elite level. A series of analysis investigated differences between the groups focusing on expertise, age, and sex.

Results

Significant differences in the personality trait agreeableness between gr

SUBMITTER: Spielmann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11318172 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature