An understanding of how an athlete’s motivation is affected by coaching behaviours is vital information for a coach to acquire. This study examines the impact and need for a coach in optimising international athletes’ training and competition motivation within the framework of Cognitive Evaluation Theory. The participants were six long distance runners with international experience. Qualitative...

therapy and that coaching does not aim to treat psychological problems, mental illness or other issues of pathology. Rather, coaching clients are looking for ways to better attain their goals, improve their performance and enhance their quality of life (see, for example, Whitworth et al., 1998). Are these mantras in fact true? If not, how can we integrate issues related to mental health and goa...

the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between coaching self-efficacy and iran premier league wrestlers' sport commitment. the research method was descriptive-correlation. the wrestlers from 8 teams (n=120) including all wrestlers in iran premier league (2012) completed demographic questionnaire, coaching self-efficacy scale (feltz et al., 1999), and sport commitment questio...

This article presents current empirical findings on a virtual coaching programme combining telephone coaching with an internet-based coaching programme. Within this study, 14 clients received three coaching sessions with a professional coach. Data was collected through interviews and by questionnaire. Findings indicate that this particular coaching format delivers positive results. Furthermore,...

This paper presents the main findings from Part I of a study investigating if workplace coaching can reduce stress. Thirty-one participants from a UK finance organisation took part in the quasi-experimental study. Depression, anxiety and stress were measured before and after coaching in a coaching and control group. Levels of anxiety and stress had decreased more in the coaching group compared ...