Development and validation of the Coaching Athlete Purpose Scale (CAPS)

Yukhymenko–Lescroart, Mariya A.; Gilbert, Wade

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101960

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“…As coaches reflect on “why” they coach and gain clarity on whether they are really addressing athlete holistic development, it is also important to identify factors that contribute to coaching purpose. In line with the emphasis that self-awareness of coaches is fundamental for becoming an effective coach and sustaining a healthy and meaningful coaching career, 12,33,34 the current study considered the connection between general life purpose orientation, coaching identity, and coaching purpose. Specifically, using structural equation modeling, the current study examined whether career-focused, others-growth, and self-growth purpose orientations predicted coaching purpose related to the development of athletes’ sport-specific competence, sport-general competence, confidence, connection, and character directly and indirectly through coaching identity.…”

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“…Coaching athlete purpose. The Coaching Athletes Purpose Scale (CAPS) 12 is a 15-item measure designed to measure alignment between coaching purpose and the athletecentered outcomes of sport-specific competence (three items, e.g. Teaching my athletes how to develop sport-specific technical skills), sport-general competence (three items, e.g.…”

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“…Reliability estimates were reported to be .87-.91 for the sport-specific competence, .85-.86 for sport-general competence, .76-.80 for confidence, .80-.82 for connection, and .76-.82 for character dimensions of the scale. 12 Life purpose orientation. The Specific Purpose Orientations of Working Adults Scale 14 is comprised of 12 items designed to measure others-growth purpose orientation (four items, e.g.…”

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“…11 Even if coaching literature highlights the importance of fostering all four athlete outcomes (competence, confidence, connection, and character), it is unlikely that coaches will strive to foster all four outcomes unless they align with their own underlying purpose behind coaching. 12…”

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The role of coaching identity and life purpose orientations in holistic athlete development

Yukhymenko–Lescroart

Sharma

2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Life purpose plays an important role in the wellbeing of adults. The current study considered domain-general and domain-specific purpose of NCAA coaches to examine whether purpose orientation in life predicted coaching purpose related to holistic athlete development directly and indirectly through coaching identity. A cross-sectional design was used. Collegiate coaches ( N = 380, 62.1% male) from NCAA Division I and III institutions completed questionnaires assessing purpose orientation (career-focused, others-growth, and self-growth), coaching identity (winning-centered, holistic development-centered), and coaching purpose related to athlete development (sport-specific competence, sport-general competence, confidence, connection, and character). Structural equation modeling indicated the following: Coaching purpose related to sport-specific competence was predicted directly and indirectly via winning-centered coaching identity by career-focused purpose orientation. The four dimensions of coaching purpose (sport-general competence, confidence, connection, and character) were predicted indirectly via development-centered coaching identity by others-growth purpose orientation and by career-focused purpose orientation. Others-growth purpose orientation emerged as a significant direct predictor of coaching purpose related to connection. Inconsistent mediation emerged between others-growth purpose orientation and coaching purpose related to confidence. Overall, the findings highlight that purpose orientation can predict coaching purpose and that coaching identity centered around athletes’ holistic development and growth plays a salient role in explaining these relationships.

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