Framed on a Self-Determination Theory perspective, the purpose of this study was to explore the predictive capacity of coaches' interpersonal controlling style on the competitive anxiety of young athletes, considering the mediating effect of the athletes' controlled motivation on this relationship. The sample consisted of 1166 athletes, aged between 9 and 18, who ranked their perceptions of coa...

Regular participation in organized youth sports does not ensure adequate exposure to skill- and health-related fitness activities, and sport training without preparatory conditioning does not appear to reduce risk of injury in young athletes. Current trends indicate that widespread participation in organized youth sports is occurring at a younger age, especially in girls. Current public health ...

It has been known that amateur or professional athletes quit competing because of personal and socio-economic reasons such as lack financial, technical, family support, motivation for a future career. Especially, it common in Turkish wrestling many elite wrestlers at an early age. This research aims to determine the why sport, according coaches. A qualitative method was used conduct study. The ...

The aim of this study was to assess level of knowledge about prevention and dental trauma management among taekwondo coaches in Croatia. The questionnaire submitted to the taekwondo coaches contained 16 items about dental trauma prevention and management. The questionnaires were filled in by 131 taekwondo coaches; 28 females and 103 males. Descriptive statistics was used to describe and analyze...

s submitted for Adventure Sports Coaching Conference 2017 Authors: Cressida Allwood and Dr Kaye Richards (CPsychol) Title: A mountain still to climb: Mainstreaming gender inclusive leadership and mentoring practices in the outdoors to bridge the gender gap Gender and leadership continues to be a hot topic globally, the predominance of male leaders and under-representation of female leaders bein...

To sustain success in sport, athletes need to function effectively their competitive encounters and maintain this level over repeated events. Yet, date, little is known about how can continue fully (i.e., thrive) sporting encounters. Equally, there a lack of research relation the factors that predict thriving. Testing premise basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, relatedness) opti...