philgoddard Nov 8, 2011:

What's wrong with lengthy debate? :-)

Gabriella Bertelmann Nov 8, 2011:

As a reminder, fellow translators contribute their time and energy in helping each other, sometimes in the face of insufficient or even misleading information posted. Appreciation for these efforts is appropriate, lengthy debates and battles are not. Best regards

Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 8, 2011:

@ Amorel It could have been worse......you could have left out the "im"!

Armorel Young (asker) Nov 8, 2011:

@ Ramey Yes, I apologise - just goes to show that what is in my head isn't necessarily what is understood by other people! I'll be more careful next time.

Alison MacG Nov 8, 2011:

What do people think of this FIFA document? Konzentrationsmängel im Abschluss
poor concentration in finishing scoring opportunities
manque de concentration dans la finition
falta de concentración en la definición
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/5...

Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 8, 2011:

AHA! Yes, that would have made things easier allround. Then I stick with "in the crux" or "at the climax"

philgoddard Nov 8, 2011:

In that case, how about "lacks concentration in the finish"?

Armorel Young (asker) Nov 8, 2011:

@Ramey I wish I'd never included "konzentriert" in the posting! What I want is a translation/definition of "im Abschluss" - konzentriert/concentrated is given and doesn't want to be changed.

Lancashireman Nov 8, 2011:

"how the word is used in popular parlance" So that would be German pp rather than English pp? I don't suppose 'Do not translate' would be a viable answer to this Q?

Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 8, 2011:

Greetings Amorel Now I'm confused....I thought you were looking for an alternative to "concentrated"? Lacking concentration at/in the crux?

Armorel Young (asker) Nov 8, 2011:

@Paul Konzentration is "concentration" throughout - and so "unkonzentriert" has to be something to do with "lack of concentration" here - anything else such as "losing composure" or "being unfocused" loses the point.

Paul Cohen Nov 8, 2011:

Konzentration = concentration? How are you translating 'Konzentration' elsewhere in the text?

Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 8, 2011:

The crux of the matter, perhaps. He becomes unfocused when it's crucial to be so. Just a thought.

Alison MacG Nov 7, 2011:

Typical phrases in football/tennis commentary Further to Phil's "follow-through" and "bringing things to a successful conclusion", as well as the additional context provided, nerves, excitement, tiredness can all be blamed in football for the lack of concentration that leads to "poor finishing", "lack of finish", etc., while, in tennis, commentators often talk of players being unable "to close out" the game/match for the same reasons. Not quite sure precisely how to fit that into your text, but I hope it gives you some more ideas.

philgoddard Nov 7, 2011:

Thanks. I think "follow-through" fits both the psychological and sporting contexts.

Armorel Young (asker) Nov 7, 2011:

@Phil This is the surrounding text:

"Konzentration besteht im Sinne der Handlungsplanung darin, die erforderlichen Parameter des Handlungsablaufes bereits vor Handlungsbeginn festzulegen und bis zum Ende der Ausführung aufrecht zu erhalten.

Wenn einer Sportlerin mangelnde Konzentration vorgeworfen wird, ist aber meist etwas anderes gemeint. Der Fußballer ist „im Abschluss unkonzentriert“ wenn er überhastet schießt und kein Tor gelingt. Die Tennisspielerin ist unkonzentriert, wenn ihr leichte Fehler (Flüchtigkeitsfehler) unterlaufen. Dafür werden meist nicht äußere Reize (die durch Verhaltenshemmung abgeschirmt werden könnten) verantwortlich gemacht. Diese Fehler lassen sich auch nicht auf mangelnde Handlungsplanung zurückführen.
Es handelt sich um Fehler, die auf Ermüdung oder Aufregung zurückzuführen sind. Beides verhindert eine optimale Steuerung des Handlungsablaufes. Hier ist Konzentration im Sinne der Regulation des psychophysiolgischen Erregungsniveaus gefragt. "

philgoddard Nov 7, 2011:

Armorel Could you give us a little more context by telling us what it means in psychological terms too? In other words, what comes before/after this?
"Has poor follow-through" might be a possibility in sporting terms, but I don't know whether this would work in your context.