2018
DOI: 10.1177/2167479518783838
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High School Athletes’ Reports of Confirmation as a Function of Starting Status and Leader–Member Exchange

Abstract: Previous research indicates that athletes report receiving disparate levels of confirmation, which is consequential given the psychological, emotional, and cognitive benefits of being confirmed. This article explains head coaches’ use of confirmation, which is comprised of accepting and challenging communication, as a function of athletes’ roles and leader–member exchange (LMX). Data obtained from 197 high school athletes—representing 17 sports and from 16 states—substantiated that starters receive more recogn… Show more

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“…In other words, in the aftermath of exits, some student-athletes are empowered through their athlete-coach relationships. Such a notion is consistent with the assertions of coach leader-member exchange (LMX) research that forwards coaches strategically invest their time, attention, and effort into athletes who provide the most potential for competitive success (Case, 1998;Cranmer, Arnson, Moore, Scott, & Peed, 2019;Cranmer & Myers, 2015) and that those athletes have greater upward influence (Cranmer & Buckner, 2017). However, coaches should be careful as unjust treatment of student-athletes who engage in exit may strain or hinder the development of athlete-coach relationships with remaining team members.…”
Section: Relationshipssupporting
confidence: 72%
“…In other words, in the aftermath of exits, some student-athletes are empowered through their athlete-coach relationships. Such a notion is consistent with the assertions of coach leader-member exchange (LMX) research that forwards coaches strategically invest their time, attention, and effort into athletes who provide the most potential for competitive success (Case, 1998;Cranmer, Arnson, Moore, Scott, & Peed, 2019;Cranmer & Myers, 2015) and that those athletes have greater upward influence (Cranmer & Buckner, 2017). However, coaches should be careful as unjust treatment of student-athletes who engage in exit may strain or hinder the development of athlete-coach relationships with remaining team members.…”
Section: Relationshipssupporting
confidence: 72%