A qualitative analysis of the perceived determinants of success in elite esports athletes

Poulus, Dylan R.; Coulter, Tristan J.; Trotter, Michael G.; Polman, Remco

doi:10.1080/02640414.2021.2015916

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“…1 To the best of our knowledge, however, no study has provided insights on stress management strategies in esports. The necessity to close this gap in literature is indicated by research on the demands (e.g., Himmelstein et al, 2017;Nagorsky & Wiemeyer, 2020) as well as stress and coping in the esports environment (Hong & Connelly, 2022;Leis et al, 2022;Poulus et al, 2022bPoulus et al, , 2022c. For instance, studies with professional players reported stressors such as performance pressure, team issues, and social media (Leis et al, 2022;Poulus et al, 2022aPoulus et al, , 2022bSmith et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The necessity to close this gap in literature is indicated by research on the demands (e.g., Himmelstein et al, 2017;Nagorsky & Wiemeyer, 2020) as well as stress and coping in the esports environment (Hong & Connelly, 2022;Leis et al, 2022;Poulus et al, 2022bPoulus et al, , 2022c. For instance, studies with professional players reported stressors such as performance pressure, team issues, and social media (Leis et al, 2022;Poulus et al, 2022aPoulus et al, , 2022bSmith et al, 2019). Whereas Poulus et al (2022a) indicate that esports players use coping strategies such as mindfulness and emotional regulation (Poulus et al, 2022a), other studies less frequently show the use of stress management strategies such as self-talk and preperformance routines (Leis et al, 2022;Smith et al, 2019;Trotter et al, 2021).…”

Section: Stress Management Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, studies with professional players reported stressors such as performance pressure, team issues, and social media (Leis et al, 2022;Poulus et al, 2022aPoulus et al, , 2022bSmith et al, 2019). Whereas Poulus et al (2022a) indicate that esports players use coping strategies such as mindfulness and emotional regulation (Poulus et al, 2022a), other studies less frequently show the use of stress management strategies such as self-talk and preperformance routines (Leis et al, 2022;Smith et al, 2019;Trotter et al, 2021). Although sport and esports performance share several similarities (e.g., decision making, reaction time, and eye-hand coordination; Nagorsky & Wiemeyer, 2020;Pedraza-Ramirez et al, 2020), key differences such as the reliance on technology and the competitive structure of esports (e.g., constant game updates and changing team rotations; Hollist, 2015) indicate the need to investigate the esports environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stress Management Strategies in Esports: An Exploratory Online Survey on Applied Practice

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Swettenham³

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Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports

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Given the competitive nature of esports (e.g., maintaining focus and adaptive coping) and the increasing interest from practitioners in addressing stress management issues, empirical evidence on stress management strategies is needed that is tailored to the unique demands of esports. To ensure that ethical and professional standards are being met, it is important to first explore the factors that practitioners perceive to negatively impact the performance of esports players and the stress management strategies that are currently being used to support these players. Therefore, an online survey of 25 practitioners was conducted with results highlighting a variety of factors that were perceived to negatively impact players’ performance such as players’ ability to cope and lack of self-confidence. In addition, stress management strategies used before and after competition most frequently included strategies such as imagery, breathing techniques, and social support. Future research directions, limitations, and practical implications are discussed.

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Section: Stress Management Strategiesmentioning

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Section: Stress Management Strategiesmentioning

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Section: Stress Management Strategiesmentioning

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Stress Management Strategies in Esports: An Exploratory Online Survey on Applied Practice

Leis

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Swettenham³

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Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports

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“…Moving forward the borders of psychology, the ecological systems theory has been applied in sports science, supporting studies from auxology to sports performance [ 3 , 4 ]. Since athlete’s performance is the result of the interaction between variables that come from different levels/environments, which can be located both close or distant from athletes, the use of ecological system theory to understand the expression of this outcome has expanded [ 5 ].…”

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InTrack project ˗ Theoretical framework, design, and methods: A study protocol

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Sports performance is the result of a complex interaction between individual and environmental factors. The purpose of this paper is to explain the methods used in the InTrack Project, a cross-sectional and cross-cultural project developed to investigate the variance in the performance of runners from different countries and to understand whether the differences in the performance can be explained by micro-level (athletes characteristics and proximal environment), meso-level (the distal environment that plays a relevant role on the relationships established at micro-level), and the macro-level (environmental features that shape countries characteristics). The sample will be comprised of runners, of both sexes, from four countries. Data collection will be performed in two steps: i) Individual information and ii) Country-level information. At the individual level, data will be obtained from an online survey. At the country level, characteristics data will be obtained from the secondary data available (demographic, social, and economic variables). Statistical procedures expected to be used include multilevel analysis, latent class analysis, addictive and multiplicative interaction in regression models. This wealth of information is of relevance to fill gaps regarding the existence of variables to connect different levels of information, and to provide scientific support about environmental characteristics important to predict runners’ performance within and between countries.

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“…Electronic sports (esports)sport-based competitions using video gamesis a dynamic and evolving area of expertise research receiving considerable attention from the sports science and psychology disciplines. [1][2][3][4] In its simplest form, esports involve individuals or teams of players who compete in video game competitions through humancomputer interactions. 3 Although there are different genres (e.g.…”

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The reliability and validity of mobalytics proving ground as a perceptual-motor skill assessment for esports

Pluss

Novak

Bennett

et al. 2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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This study aimed to investigate the test-retest reliability and discriminant validity of the Mobalytics Proving Ground™ assessment for League of Legends. Forty participants (age: 24.15 ± 3.68 y, sex: male = 31, female = 9) were a priori classified into two expertise groups: (1) esports players (age: 22.98 ± 3.64 y, sex: male = 18, female = 2), and (2) controls (age: 25.31 ± 3.42 y, sex: male = 13, female = 7). Participants completed three separate trials (60 s each) online. To assess test-retest reliability, variables displaying normal distributions were analysed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) estimates for two-way mixed-effects models with 95% confidence intervals. The average ICC for all the independent variables in the esports group and control group were moderate (ICC esports = 0.53 and ICC control = 0.72). The average 95% confidence intervals for the independent variables in the esports and control group were ICC = 0.30–0.75 and ICC = 0.55–0.86, respectively. A Friedman test revealed an effect size of 0.11 in the esports group and 0.07 in the control group. In terms of discriminant validity, there were significant differences for 17 variables when comparing the best scores of each group. Overall, the Mobalytics Proving Ground™ assessment used in the current study can, to some extent, distinguish esports players from controls.

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A qualitative analysis of the perceived determinants of success in elite esports athletes

Cited by 39 publications

References 43 publications

Stress Management Strategies in Esports: An Exploratory Online Survey on Applied Practice

Stress Management Strategies in Esports: An Exploratory Online Survey on Applied Practice

InTrack project ˗ Theoretical framework, design, and methods: A study protocol

The reliability and validity of mobalytics proving ground as a perceptual-motor skill assessment for esports

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