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The Effects Of Goal Systems On Performance In Youth Baseball, Joshua A. Leet
The Effects Of Goal Systems On Performance In Youth Baseball, Joshua A. Leet
MSU Graduate Theses
This thesis explores the relationship of multiple goals set by youth baseball players with past and present performance. Core to this investigation was the complexity, content, and number of distal and proximal goals reported by players who wrote their goals for an upcoming season. Results showed that players with a greater number of process goals (compared to performance or outcomes goals) and individual goals (compared to team goals) received higher ratings of performance by their coaches. Analyses also revealed that age significantly influenced aspects of goal structure and content for goal reported by players. That is, older players reported having …