Olympic medallists’ perspective of the althlete–coach relationship

Jowett, Sophia; Cockerill, Ian M.

doi:10.1016/s1469-0292(02)00011-0

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“…Similarly, the human and social circumstances surrounding the athletes, whether in the context of sport (coaching staff, teammates, administrators) or family, also seemed essential to the achievement of an elite status. These data are consistent with several studies that have demonstrated the importance, for achieving high levels of performance, of the interpersonal relationship with the coach (Jowett & Cockerill, 2003;Jowett & Timson-Katchis, 2005), material and emotional support from parents and expertise and emotional support from the coach (Cogan & Vidmar, 2000;Fredricks & Eccles, 2004;Weiss & Hayashi, 1995;Wuerth et al, 2004), and social relations with teammates (Fraser-Thomas et al, 2005).…”

Section: Factors Of Success In Women's Artistic Gymnasticssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Accordingly, it is essential that athletes receive a proper structured training directed towards the improvement of their current level of performance, ultimately leading to outstanding results, victories and trophies, but they also need to continue to have fun and enjoy their sporting experience (Coté et al (2007). As well, the maintenance of good interpersonal relationships with coaches, teammates, and even administrators should not be devalued (Fraser-Thomas et al, 2005;Jowett & Cockerill, 2003;Jowett & Timson-Katchis, 2005) since they appeared frequently as reasons for leaving their practice.…”

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The Perceptions of the Best Portuguese Coaches about Dropout and Persistence in Women’s Artistic Gymnasts

Pereira¹,

Faro²,

Stotlar³

et al. 2014

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The purpose of the present investigation was to study the perceptions of the best Portuguese coaches of women's artistic gymnastics on athletes' persistence and dropout behaviors. Semi-structured interviews were applied to obtain the coaches' (n=8) accounts on why athletes persisted in or dropped out of gymnastics, and what lead parents to maintain or remove their daughters from gymnastics. In both cases, two distinct time periods were distinguished: "at the beginning of the career" and "throughout the career". Additionally, coaches were also questioned as to the factors underlying athletes' success in gymnastics. Results showed that, in the opinion of coaches, the decision to dropout or persist, whether it emanated from the athletes or their parents, stemmed from multiple causes. Nevertheless, the rigorous physical and psychological demands of the training process, and the conflict of those demands with work, study and family commitments, were often strong motives for athletes' and parents' dissatisfaction. Contrariwise, the enjoyment derived through the involvement in gymnastics, competitive ambition and the experience of success were some of the main motives attributed to athletes' persistence in gymnastics. Regarding parents, gymnastics began as a way to fill up their daughters' free time and as a means to promote their comprehensive education. However, in time, gymnastics seemed to become a means of social affirmation and an outlet for parents' personal frustrations. Finally, coaches stressed the importance, for success in women's gymnastics, of successful competitive results and enjoyment, as well as the human and social circumstances surrounding the athletes.

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Section: Factors Of Success In Women's Artistic Gymnasticssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Final Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Perceptions of the Best Portuguese Coaches about Dropout and Persistence in Women’s Artistic Gymnasts

Pereira¹,

Faro²,

Stotlar³

et al. 2014

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“…Numerous studies have investigated how the leadership behaviours of coaches can affect athletes' satisfaction, performances, self-esteem, confidence, and anxiety (Chelladurai, 1990;Jowett & Cockerill, 2002;Jowett & Ntoumanis, 2004;Olympou, Jowett & Duda, 2008). Other studies that have investigated relationship issues claim that effective relationships include basic ingredients such as empathic understanding, honesty, support, liking, acceptance, responsiveness, friendliness, cooperation, caring, respect, and positive regard (Jowett & Cockerill, 2003;Jowett & Meek, 2000). On the other hand, research claims that ineffective relationships are undermined by lack of interest and emotion, remoteness, even antagonism, deceit, exploitation, and physical or sexual abuse (Balague, 1999;Brackenridge, 2001;Jowett, 2003).…”

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Coaches’ Coaching Competence in Relation to Athletes’ Perceived Progress in Elite Sport

Moen¹,

Federici²

2013

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This article looks at whether higher levels of perceived coaching competencies focusing on relational issues, were associated with higher satisfaction among elite athletes with their progress in sport. In order to explore this, we investigated elite athletes' perceptions of their coaches' coaching competence (CCS) and how these perceptions related to their own satisfaction with their progress in sport during the last year. The CCS measures core competencies for coaches as defined by the coaching profession (Moen & Federici, 2011). Our hypothesis was partly confirmed as the results revealed that higher perceived coach competencies were associated with higher athlete satisfaction with their progress in sport. This result applies for all the five dimensions of the CCS. However, the group of athletes who are most dissatisfied with their progress in sport do not follow this trend, as they in general score higher on the different dimensions of the CCS compared to the nearby levels.

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“…Trainings should not be poorly organized, the coach must be competent and must not make distinctions among sportsmen. A large number of sports psychologists emphasizes the importance of optimal relationship between choach and sportsmen (Jowett and Cockerill, 2003;Jowett and Ntoumanis, 2004;Poczwardowski et al, 2006).…”

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“…Treninzi ne smiju biti loše organizovani, trener mora biti stručan i ne smije praviti razlike među sportistima. Veliki broj sportskih psihologa naglašava značaj optimalnog odnosa između trenera i sportiste (Jowett i Cockerill, 2003;Jowett i Ntoumanis, 2004;Poczwardowski i sar., 2006).…”

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Latent Structure Indicators for Assessing Feautres of Young Sportsmen Coaches // Latentna struktura indikatora za procjenu osobina trenera mladih sportista

Rađević¹,

Bajrić

Božić

2017

SIZ

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Apstrakt: Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od ukupno 121 ispitanika -sportiste uzrasta 14 -16 godina iz pet različitih sportova (smučanje, boks, plivanje, odbojka i košarka), putem anketnog upitnika koji sadrži 19 reprezentativnih indikatora -osobina, koje bi trener trebalo da posjeduje. Ispitani su stavovi mladih i perspektivnih sportista o poželjnim osobinama dobrog trenera. Radi se o selektovanim mladim i perspektivnim sportistima, čiji je kvalitet utvrđen na osnovu ostvarenih sportskih rezultata na zvaničnm prvenstvima Republike Srpske, Bosne i Hercegovine i međunarodnim takmičenjima. U istraživanju je primijenjen anketni upitnik u kojem svaka tvrdnja ima 5 odgovora i to: uvijek, često, povremeno, rijetko i nikad. Radi se o petostepenoj Likertovoj skali. Anketa sadrži i pitanja koja se odnose na pol, dužinu trenažnog staža i vrstu sporta. Osnovni cilj istraživanja bio je utvrđivanje latentne strukture indikatora za procjenu osobina trenera mladih i perspektivnih sportista. U cilju utvrđivanja latentne strukture primijenjenih indikatora primijenjena je faktorska analiza s rotacijom u Varimax soluciji. Dobijeni rezultati faktorske analize s rotacijom u Varimax soluciji pokazali su stabilan skup od četiri izolovane latentne dimenzije koje se mogu opisati kao: (1) stručni kvaliteti trenera (2) opšte ljudske osobine trenera (3) spoljašnje osobine trenera i (4) odnos trenera prema sportistima. Rezultati ukazuje na činjenicu da su osobine koje trener posjeduje i ispoljava u radu sa mladim i perspektivnim sportistima na treningu i takmičenju od izuzetnog značaja za formiranje cjelokupne i svestrane ličnosti mladog sportiste u njegovom sportskom napredovanju. Ključne riječi: osobine trenera, mladi sportisti, anketa, faktorska analiza. UVODSport kao masovna društvena pojava, odnosno njegova primjena najbolje je vidljiva u zastupljenosti kod djece i mladih. Nesumnjivo je da sport pored škole i po- Research was conducted on a sample of 121 respondents in total-sportsmen aged 14-16 years old from fi ve different sports (skiing, boxing, swimming, volleyball and basketball), trough a questionnaire containing 19 representative indicators -qualities that the coach should possess. Examined are the attitudes of young and promising sportsmen of the desirable characteristics of a good coach. It's about the selected young and promising sportsmen, whose quality is determined on the basis of achieved results at offi cial championships in of Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina and international competitions. The survey questionnaire was administered in which any claim has 5 replies as follows: always, often, sometimes, rarely did I ever. It's about fi ve-point Liker scale. The survey contains questions related to gender, length of training period and type of sport. In order to determine the latent structure of the appropriateness of indicators was used factor analysis with Varimax rotation in solution. Given results of the factor analysis with Varimax rotation in solutions showed stable set of four isolated latent dimensio...

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Olympic medallists’ perspective of the althlete–coach relationship

Cited by 346 publications

References 15 publications

The Perceptions of the Best Portuguese Coaches about Dropout and Persistence in Women’s Artistic Gymnasts

The Perceptions of the Best Portuguese Coaches about Dropout and Persistence in Women’s Artistic Gymnasts

Coaches’ Coaching Competence in Relation to Athletes’ Perceived Progress in Elite Sport

Latent Structure Indicators for Assessing Feautres of Young Sportsmen Coaches // Latentna struktura indikatora za procjenu osobina trenera mladih sportista

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