Strength Coach-Athlete Compatibility: Roles of Coaching Behaviors and Athlete Gender

Exploring Coaching Leadership Behaviours in Strength and Conditioning Coaching: Preferences of NCAA Division I and II Collegiate Student-Athletes Based on Task Dependence

“…Similarly, Tiberi and Moody (2020) suggested that attributes including being knowledgeable, communicative, providing positive feedback, supportive, honest, organised, and approachable were important to student-athletes. Furthermore, Lee et al (2013) reported how positive psychosocial behaviours (supportive behaviours) positively influenced the relationship between strength and conditioning coaches and student-athletes. According to Greenslade and Williams (2019), student-athletes value coaches who build trust and respect, provide encouragement and support, offer constructive feedback, and possess strong communication skills.…”

“…Whilst underexplored, research in strength and conditioning coaching has seen various data collection approaches, mirroring the evolving landscape of sports coaching research. These methods include scales (Chesters, 2013;Lee et al, 2013;Eisner et al, 2014;Greenslade & Willams, 2019;LaPlaca & Schempp, 2020;Tiberi & Moody, 2020), observations (Massey et al, 2002;Gallo & DeMarco, 2008), reviews (Gilbert & Baldis, 2014;Fraser et al, 2022;Jones & Newland, 2022), interviews (Dorgo, 2009;Szedlak et al, 2015;Shuman & Appleby, 2016;Foulds et al, 2019;Gillham et al, 2019;Szedlak et al, 2022), and original methods (Szedlak et al, 2018), exploring both the coaches' and athletes' perspectives of effective strength and conditioning coaching behaviours.…”

“…According to Arthur and Bastardoz (2020), and in line with the MDML pathway (Chelladurai 1993), individual athletes' demographic characteristics like sex, personality dimensions, age and ability level, and situational characteristics like sport type, organisational goals and culture can determine preferred leadership behaviours and discern differences in preferred leadership behaviours. Existing quantitative research in strength and conditioning coaching indicated characteristics and behaviours that are valued by athletes with characteristics such as knowledge, positive and approachable temperament (Chesters, 2013), strong communication skills, socially supportive behaviours, and provision of positive and constructive feedback (Lee et al, 2013;Greenslade & Williams, 2019;Tiberi & Moody, 2020). Equally, qualitative studies reported how athletes valued knowledgeable coaches who cultivate relationships based on trust, care, adaptability, and communication (Szedlak et al, 2015;Shuman & Appleby, 2016;Foulds et al, 2019).…”

“…Equally, qualitative studies reported how athletes valued knowledgeable coaches who cultivate relationships based on trust, care, adaptability, and communication (Szedlak et al, 2015;Shuman & Appleby, 2016;Foulds et al, 2019). Although some strength and conditioning studies have considered participants' sport types when investigating situational factors as determinants of athletes' preferred leadership behaviours, it was either not a priority (Magnusen & Rhea, 2009;Lee et al, 2013;Eisner et al, 2014;Szedlak et al, 2015;Foulds et al, 2019;Tiberi et al, 2020;Tiberi et al, 2023), or it was only mentioned to address a different study aim (Shuman & Appleby, 2016). Additionally, there has not been a formal categorisation of sport types, e.g., in terms of task dependence, a concept distinguishing between individual (independent) and team (interdependent) sports (Chelladurai, 1978, as cited in Chelladurai, 1993.…”

The Impact of Coaching Style Upon Performance: A Case Study of Gymnasts

“…Hereditary qualities can impact execution through favored movement level and individual personality of the competitor. Nature can have an impact as in commitment in thought and supported practice over various years will improve the probability for pinnacle execution (Cho, 2013). Viewpoints that are because of a mix of both hereditary qualities and condition are viewed as mental components.…”