1 Within the self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) framework, research has 2 considered the consequences of coaches’ autonomy supportive and controlling behaviors on 3 various athlete outcomes (e.g., motivation and performance). The antecedents of such 4 behaviors, however, have received little attention. Coaches (N = 443) from a variety of sports 5 and competitive levels completed...

The aim of this paper is to present a motivational model of the coach-athlete relationship that describes how coaches may influence athletes' motivation. In line with cognitive evaluation theory (Deci and Ryan, 1980, 1985) and the hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation (Vallerand, 1997, 2000), a motivational sequence is proposed where coaches' personal orientation towards coac...

The verbal feedback given to junior soccer players potentially heading to a professional career is essential for technical and tactical skill development. The aim of this study is to examine whether differences exist in feedback between coaches of junior elite soccer teams and coaches of junior amateur soccer teams. The coaches of a junior elite soccer team and a junior amateur soccer team in N...

The software developer of siliconCOACH, a computerized twodimensional video analysis tool for coaches, was assisted to reflect on how his software provided coaches with learning opportunities to understand how coaches and athletes use performance feedback. Our understanding of reflection was informed by the work of Van Manen [9] and Zeichner & Liston [10]. To assist in the reflection process, l...

Coaches are influential in creating positive and achievementoriented sport environments and the development of a sound philosophy is the key to successful coaching (Martens, 2004). Yet, few coaches spend significant time early in their careers developing and modifying their philosophical beliefs (Wilcox & Trudel, 1998). While coaching educators have consistently recognized the importance of a w...

CONTEXT When certified athletic trainers (ATCs) enter a workplace, their potential for professional effectiveness is affected by a number of factors, including the individual's ability to put acquired knowledge, skills, and attitudes into practice. This ability may be influenced by the preconceived attitudes and expectations of athletes, athletes' parents, athletic directors, physical therapist...

Objectives: The provision of an autonomy-supportive change-oriented feedback has been identified as a crucial coaching behaviour that is beneficial for athletes’ phenomenological experience and performance. Based on past research that focused on the determinants of other autonomy-supportive coaching behaviours, the present study investigates coaches’ passion toward coaching and coaches’ percept...

the purpose of this research was to study the relationship between conflict management strategies and emotional intelligence (ei) of sport coaches in east azerbaijan province. according to the statistical population of this research that consisted of all sport coaches in east azerbaijan province (n=750), 257 coaches were evaluated according to morgan table with two questionnaires including robb...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the empowerment indices in sport coaches in urmia. this research was a survey and a field study. multistage random sampling was used. the data were gathered by a standard questionnaire of empowerment index evaluation (d. scott & t. jaffe): the reliability = 94.2% and validity = 90.5%. the sample included 155 male and female sport coaches who were sel...