How is a champion made? - Insights from nine team China Olympic and world champion trampolinists.

IF 2.5 2区医学 Q2 SPORT SCIENCES

Journal of Sports Sciences Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI:10.1080/02640414.2025.2569254

Hua-Hui Qin, Jie-Jie Liu, Li-Wei Zhang, Ni-Sha Huang, Robert J Schinke, Yu-Feng Li, Yang Ge

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Abstract

This study was conceived to identify key factors contributing to the success of China's trampoline Olympic and world champions, specifically exploring how China's cultural context and unique sports system support their sustained success. Semi-structured interviews with nine Olympic and world champion trampolinists were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis within a Confucian relationist framework, highlighting the relational nature of knowledge and interactions among psychological traits, training, and social contexts. Three interrelated themes were developed. (1) Social Support: Coaches provided technical guidance and psychological encouragement. Teammates fostered a balance of collaboration and competition. Families offered emotional support and stability. These elements underpinned a comprehensive social support system. (2) Behavioral Coping Strategies: Athletes relied on clear goal setting, scientific and reflective training, and adaptability in competitions to overcome challenges. (3) Psychological Adjustment: Emotional regulation, focus-oriented self-regulation and psychological conditioning were central to coping with the demands of high-pressure competition. These elements are interwoven, collectively shaping the athletes' developmental journey and emphasizing the need for an integrated training ecosystem to sustain championship performance.

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冠军是怎样造就的？- 9位中国奥运和世界蹦床冠军的见解。

本研究旨在确定促成中国蹦床奥运冠军和世界冠军成功的关键因素，特别是探索中国的文化背景和独特的体育系统如何支持他们的持续成功。对9名奥运会和世界蹦床冠军的半结构化访谈进行了分析，采用儒家关系主义框架下的反身性主题分析，强调了知识的关系性质以及心理特征、训练和社会背景之间的相互作用。形成了三个相互关联的主题。(1)社会支持：教练员提供技术指导和心理鼓励。团队成员培养了合作与竞争的平衡。家庭提供了情感支持和稳定。这些因素构成了一个全面的社会支持系统的基础。(2)行为应对策略：运动员依靠明确的目标设定、科学的反思性训练和比赛中的适应性来克服挑战。(3)心理调节：情绪调节、焦点导向自我调节和心理调节是应对高压竞争需求的核心。这些因素相互交织，共同塑造运动员的发展历程，并强调需要一个综合的训练生态系统来维持冠军表现。

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Journal of Sports Sciences 社会科学-运动科学

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

2.90%

发文量

147

审稿时长

12 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Sports Sciences has an international reputation for publishing articles of a high standard and is both Medline and Clarivate Analytics-listed. It publishes research on various aspects of the sports and exercise sciences, including anatomy, biochemistry, biomechanics, performance analysis, physiology, psychology, sports medicine and health, as well as coaching and talent identification, kinanthropometry and other interdisciplinary perspectives. The emphasis of the Journal is on the human sciences, broadly defined and applied to sport and exercise. Besides experimental work in human responses to exercise, the subjects covered will include human responses to technologies such as the design of sports equipment and playing facilities, research in training, selection, performance prediction or modification, and stress reduction or manifestation. Manuscripts considered for publication include those dealing with original investigations of exercise, validation of technological innovations in sport or comprehensive reviews of topics relevant to the scientific study of sport.