23 Players, 23 Voices : An Examination of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team on Twitter During th... An Examination of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team on Twitter During the 2015 World Cup

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Beteiligte: Hayes Sauder, Molly, Blaszka, Matthew
In: Communication & Sport, 6, 2018, 2, S. 175-202
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SAGE Publications
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Umfang: 175-202
ISSN: 2167-4795
2167-4809
DOI: 10.1177/2167479516685579
veröffentlicht in: Communication & Sport
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> This study’s purpose was to contribute to the understanding of athlete self-presentation on Twitter by focusing on the communication strategies of an entire team of female athletes during an international mega-event, with special attention given to how the athletes’ communication changed in the surrounding time periods. Content analysis was performed on tweets from all 23 players on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team during 30-day time periods before, during, and after the 2015 World Cup. Findings revealed an overall tendency towards backstage communication, with some commonalities between the self-presentation styles utilized by individual athletes on the team. In addition, there were organic, intuitive changes in the players’ self-presentation across various time periods. Further, analysis of follower engagement via retweets indicated greater interest in athletes’ backstage communication compared to front stage. These findings yield implications for future research and practical application, which are examined in the discussion. </jats:p>