Doing it for the team: Soccer coaches' identity leadership predicts players' effort, turnover intentions, and performance

Abstract Objectives The present research investigates how coaches' identity leadership predicts individual and team outcomes in soccer. Specifically, we tested hypotheses that would be associated with players' perceptions of (a) higher effort, (b) lower turnover intentions, (c) better performance, (d) performance. In addition, aimed to examine the relationship between increased identification players degree which associations these various were mediated by strength identification. Design We conducted a cross-sectional study male soccer Germany. Method final sample consisted 247 nested 24 teams completed measures their leadership, identification, individual/team Results Analysis revealed positive as well Moreover, was intentions. There also evidence relationships investigated Conclusions These findings support claims is because it helps build sense ‘we’ ‘us’ they lead.