47 The article is based on the common idea in sport psychology that the coach, besides his/her athletes, is the key figure in sports. Our goal was to test this idea in Slovene sport and examine the way Slovene coaches work with their athletes. Systematic study should result in scientific insight on the role and work of coaches in sport, and provide relevant information about importance of coach...

The present study examined the relationships among cohesion, self-efficacy, coaches' perceptions of their players' efficacy at the individual level and athletes' perceptions of their teammates' efficacy. Participants (n = 76) recruited from four semi- professional soccer and basketball teams completed cohesiveness and efficacy questionnaires who. Data were analyzed through a correlational metho...

In order to identify factors associated with on-field moral functioning among student athletes within the unique context of football, we examined masculine gender role conflict, moral atmosphere, and athletic identity. Using structural equation modeling to assess survey data from 204 high school football players, results demonstrated that moral atmosphere (i.e., the influence of coaches and tea...

UK sprint coaches’ employment of common racial stereotypes in explaining the success of Black and White sprinters was studied. It was hypothesised that the Black success would be attributed to innate genetic factors, whereas White success would be attributed to socioeconomic advantages, intelligence, and hard work. Thirty-one sprint coaches participated in success attribution exercises. Quantit...

There is an abundance of research explaining the physical and psychological benefits sport exercise. Some suggests exercise may act as a protective factor against body dissatisfaction for adolescent females (Fernández-Bustos et al., 2019; Soulliard al. 2019). However, it unclear if females’ experiences in specific settings contribute to perceptions about their bodies. Therefore, this study inve...

purpose trainers and physical fitness coaches’ need a useful tool to assess training loads to avoid overtraining. however, perceived scales or questionnaires were required. therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess whether a short 8-item questionnaire of fatigue could be a useful tool for monitoring changes in perceived training load and strain among elite rugby sevens (7s) players dur...

Bu çal??mada antrenörlerin antrenörlük meslek eti?i ele al?nm??t?r. Ara?t?rmada nicel yöntem kullan?lm??t?r. Ara?t?rma tarama modelindedir. Ara?t?rman?n evreni, belgesine sahip ki?iler ile bu bran?larda lisansl? sporculardan olu?mu?tur. Örneklem ise, 391 antrenör ve 411 sporcudan Veri toplama arac? olarak Kay?r Özbek (2019) taraf?ndan geli?tirilen Antrenörlerin Meslek Eti?i Davran??lar? Ölçe?i ...

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic exposed sports administrators’ lack of crisis management preparedness and athletes, coaches, support staff’s mental for a pandemic. Sports administrators were in the unenviable position having to protect health their staff, wider population by preventing spread disease with restrictive policies, such as bio-bubbles quarantines, while at same time not restricting a...