Well-Being and Throwing Speed of Women Handball Players Affected by Feedback

Abstract

[EN] This research aims at studying the e ect of feedback on well-being (vitality, and positive and negative a ect), competence valuation, perceived competence, motivation, and performance (throwing speed and accuracy) in a throwing task. Thirty nine expert women handball players, with experience in international handball competitions, participated in this study. They were indiscriminately ascribed to one of three di erent experimental conditions measuring feedback: (positive, negative, and none). Significant di erences in well-being (positive a ect) and throwing speed were found among the three feedback groups. More concretely, higher levels of positive a ect and throwing speed were found in the negative feedback group in comparison with the other two groups (positive and no-feedback). These results have important implications for athletes’ well-being and performance, and for coaches’ training programs.