Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide in-depth information on ‘basketball flow’ that professional basketball players experience in real game situations. Methods: 11 professional basketball players were given in-depth interviews based on questions about flow situations, their feelings before and at the moment of flow, and the essential factors after flow. The results were derived from inductive contents analysis. Results: The results of the study said that before flow and at the beginning of flow, players stated signs of flow through the clues to flow occurring before games and those signs helped players to pay more attention to games. The results also said that players couldn’t control flow situation but experienced flow such as the grasp of the game situation, the prediction about the opponents, perfect condition, and the transformation of time. At the stage of flow result, players were provided with self-regulatory feedback through analysis of video images of the game and they stated reactions of surprise about their flow experiences like finishing games without recognizing their pain from injury. Besides, players’ mood states, routine, feelings of achievement, and their relations with coaches were mentioned. Conclusion: Discussions were made based on results and more follow-up research on professional sport players’ flow was suggested.
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