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Making the Grade to the Pro Level from a Footballer, Perspective MAKING THE GRADE TO THE PRO LEVEL FROM A FOOTBALLER, PERSPECTIVE by NOEL TURNER Dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements For the UEFA PRO Diploma 2015-2017 In the Malta Football Association Technical Centre Tutor: MR. STEPHEN GRIMA P a g e | 2 of 51 Contents Literature Review ........................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Introduction to the footballer career ........................................................................................... 7 1.2 Aim of study .............................................................................................................................. 9 1.3 Background ............................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Player development ................................................................................................................. 12 1.4.1 Fundamental Mental Skills ................................................................................................ 14 1.4.2 Fundamental Physical Skills ............................................................................................. 14 1.4.3 Identify, Prepare for, and Support Individuals Through Key Transitions. ........................... 14 Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 17 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 17 2.2 Aim and Objective ................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Research Method .................................................................................................................... 17 2.3.1 Research Instruments ....................................................................................................... 17 2.3.2 Difficulties ......................................................................................................................... 18 2.3.3 Construction of Research Instruments .............................................................................. 18 2.3.4 Pilot Study ......................................................................................................................... 18 2.3.5 Interview Procedure .......................................................................................................... 19 2.3.6 Data Analysis .................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.7 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 19 Coping .......................................................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Coping in Sport........................................................................................................................ 20 3.1.1 Coping skills and resources .............................................................................................. 20 3.2 Culture .................................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.1 Lifestyle ............................................................................................................................ 24 Challenges faced by the players................................................................................................. 26 4.1 Training Demands connected to a higher athletic level ............................................................ 27 4.2 Demands on Psychological level ............................................................................................. 30 4.3 Demands on Psycho-social level ............................................................................................. 31 The path to Success: The Player’s perspective ........................................................................ 36 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix ...................................................................................................................................... 44 7.1 Interview questionnaires .......................................................................................................... 44 P a g e | 3 of 51 Table of Figures Figure 1: Players Playing Abroad ........................................................................................................ 7 Figure 2: Number of transfers per year of Maltese players Migrating to European - U.S.A – Australian Leagues. ........................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 3: Players transfer in different countries ................................................................................ 11 Figure 4: Player age at transfer ......................................................................................................... 12 Figure 5: Stress on Players .................................................................................................................. 26 P a g e | 4 of 51 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This thesis would not have been possible without the help of many people: I would like to express my gratitude to my tutor Mr. Stephen Grima for his advice, guidance and continues support given by supervising this work. I would like to thank Mr Joe Mallia the course coordinator for his encouragement throughout the course. Special thanks also goes to my colleagues for their friendship, support and co-operation particularly my group, also I would like to thank Miss Adele Muscat for her Constructive criticism, supporting advise and help. I am grateful to all the Players, club administrators and others who provided me with the data needed for this study by devoting time to share their views and experience. Additional thanks goes to all the lecturers who offered their experiences and knowledge during the Pro licence Course. Last but not least, I would like to thank my wife Amy and our Children, Nicole, Emma, Benjamin, Thomas and Matthew for their support, interest and most of all the patience they showed throughout the whole 2 years of the course. P a g e | 5 of 51 Abstract Noel Turner MAKING THE GRADE TO THE PRO LEVEL FROM A FOOTBALLER PERPECTIVE My inspiration of choosing this topic comes from my experience as a footballer and now for the last 8 years as a coach, the author. The career of a footballer is composed into a sequence of years involving practising the physical, psychological, technical and tactical aspects of the game. Since my childhood I always dreamed of playing for my home town and Malta national team and likely I succeeded very well in both, when I started getting older as a teenager I also had the dream of making the grade to the pro level with a foreign club, but although I have put into a lot of sacrifices, dedication, hard training and being consistent, by playing very well this commitment could not guarantee success. In fact, it is well known that many are the players that do not make it to the elite phase. Hope fully with this research and findings I will help teenage players to have more possibility of making their dream come true and making the grade to the pro level abroad which certainly will give them a new meaning of living their life in the sport they love. This study is aimed at investigating and exploring the life and history of top Maltese footballers who have or are making the grade with a foreign club abroad. It is meant to identify the process that a footballer has to encounter to prepare for the elite phase. Also I had to reach outside the aspects of the game to gain more insight about the benefits and negative issues of being a top Maltese footballer. A qualitative approach was used for this study and data was collected by means of interviews. The interviews were conducted with the players and club administrators. This was conducted to gain a better understanding on diverse issues. The data collected was coded, analysed and discussed and certain findings were delved into, this was necessary to gain deeper insight into this subject matter. Masters UEFA Pro Jan 2016 P a g e | 6 of 51 Literature Review 1.1 Introduction to the footballer career To become a professional football player, a natural step for Maltese football players is to migrate to a new country if they are talented enough; where opportunities are widespread, wages are higher, the quality of football significantly better, and where the support for the game is at a high level. However, the transition may not be easy and few are prepared (Bourke,2002). Adele Conference PSY Nov 2015 page 3. The Maltese football environment does not offer all players to be professional footballers, due to poor football conditions and facilities, lack of professional setup at the clubs and restricted funds. Anyhow, Malta has not produced a substantial amount of professional players playing abroad compared to the other small states in Europe which have a similar amount of population, which in 2015 Malta contains a little over 430.000 inhabitants. See Fig. 1. 9 Small States of Europe – Players Playing Abroad
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