The purpose of this study was to describe patterns in the dynamics of families throughout their development in talented elite golfers. Five families, including five elite golfers and 10 parents of each golf players, were examined. A total of 15 indivi...
The purpose of this study was to describe patterns in the dynamics of families throughout their development in talented elite golfers. Five families, including five elite golfers and 10 parents of each golf players, were examined. A total of 15 individual interviews were conducted. This study was conducted based on the theoretical framework provided by Ericsson, Krampe, and Tesch-Romer(1993) and the results of Cote(1999)`s study. They suggested that the acquisition of expert performance involves operating within three types of constraints: motivational, effort, and resource. In-depth interviews were conducted with each athlete and parents to explore how they have dealt with these three constraints. Results of this study identified three phases of participation, the sampling years, the specializing years, and the investment years so as to Cote. The influence of the family in each of these phases of development in elite golfers was discussed.