Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development

Introduction: Becoming a professional football player is the dream of every boy in Indonesia because it can be watched and loved by many people. However, the path of development towards professional players is not easy. There are many challenges and problems that football players must face. Objec...

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Main Authors: Amin Akbar, Fuccy Utamy Syafitiri, Zulakbal Abd Karim, Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi, Guo Yong Hon, Girli Ron Mahayunan, Eko Purnomo, Firunika Intan Cahyani
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Published: FEADEF 2025-06-01
Series:Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
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Online Access:https://207.180.252.49/index.php/retos/article/view/115767
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Fuccy Utamy Syafitiri
Zulakbal Abd Karim
Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi
Guo Yong Hon
Girli Ron Mahayunan
Eko Purnomo
Firunika Intan Cahyani
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description Introduction: Becoming a professional football player is the dream of every boy in Indonesia because it can be watched and loved by many people. However, the path of development towards professional players is not easy. There are many challenges and problems that football players must face. Objective: This study aims to determine and explore what key behaviours football players must possess toward professional players. Methodology: This study used qualitative research methodology to answer its objectives. It examined and obtained information from 10 coaches with a football coaching license and experience of at least five years. Researchers collect research data through interviews, observation, and document analysis, which are then triangulated so that the data obtained is not solely from one source. Results: The results showed that football players must possess two key behaviours to reach the professional level, namely discipline and seriousness and playing during the development path. Discussion: The data obtained reveals several behaviours, but discipline and seriousness are the key factors or main behaviours needed to become a professional football player. Conclusions: With this information, it is hoped that coaches and everyone involved in football player development can focus on training programs to develop these two behaviours. Coaches will also be more easily able to detect players.
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spelling doaj-art-a2cf238b22cf420cb2efc50276a3f86d2025-08-20T03:22:04ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412025-06-016810.47197/retos.v68.115767Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football developmentAmin Akbar0Fuccy Utamy Syafitiri1Zulakbal Abd Karim2Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2405-1369Guo Yong Hon4Girli Ron Mahayunan5Eko Purnomo6Firunika Intan Cahyani7Universitas Negeri PadangUniversitas AndalasUniversiti Pendidikan Sultan IdrisUniversiti Pendidikan Sultan IdrisLishui University The University of Melbourne Universitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri Padang Introduction: Becoming a professional football player is the dream of every boy in Indonesia because it can be watched and loved by many people. However, the path of development towards professional players is not easy. There are many challenges and problems that football players must face. Objective: This study aims to determine and explore what key behaviours football players must possess toward professional players. Methodology: This study used qualitative research methodology to answer its objectives. It examined and obtained information from 10 coaches with a football coaching license and experience of at least five years. Researchers collect research data through interviews, observation, and document analysis, which are then triangulated so that the data obtained is not solely from one source. Results: The results showed that football players must possess two key behaviours to reach the professional level, namely discipline and seriousness and playing during the development path. Discussion: The data obtained reveals several behaviours, but discipline and seriousness are the key factors or main behaviours needed to become a professional football player. Conclusions: With this information, it is hoped that coaches and everyone involved in football player development can focus on training programs to develop these two behaviours. Coaches will also be more easily able to detect players. https://207.180.252.49/index.php/retos/article/view/115767DisciplineMental toughnessFootball developmentSport psychology
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Fuccy Utamy Syafitiri
Zulakbal Abd Karim
Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi
Guo Yong Hon
Girli Ron Mahayunan
Eko Purnomo
Firunika Intan Cahyani
Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development
Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
Discipline
Mental toughness
Football development
Sport psychology
title Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development
title_full Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development
title_fullStr Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development
title_full_unstemmed Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development
title_short Psychological and behavioral foundations: a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development
title_sort psychological and behavioral foundations a focus on discipline and mental toughness in youth football development
topic Discipline
Mental toughness
Football development
Sport psychology
url https://207.180.252.49/index.php/retos/article/view/115767
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